Researching AIDS, Sexuality and Gender: Case Studies of Women in Kenyan Universities

Contents

Contents Foreword ix Preface to the Second Revised Edition xvii Acknowledgements xxi Abbreviations and Acronyms xxiii 1 Background and Setting the Scene 1 2 The Situation of Women in Kenya: Framing the Context 21 3 Methodology and Research Design 37 4 Researching a Sensitive Topic: Ethical Issues and Other Challenges 73 5 The Feminist Perspectives and Concepts Used in this Study 99 6 The Status of Women in the Sampled Universities 125 7 Women’s Experiences with HIV and AIDS: ‘Back into the Personal’ 145 8 ‘Maybe Next Year’: Impact and Responses to HIV and AIDS in Weruini and Holy Ghost Universities 165 9 Sexuality, Silence and Stigma 195 10 Summary, Conclusion and Suggestions for Good Practice 215 Appendices 243 Appendix 1: Categories of Kenyan Universities 243 Appendix 2: Researching a Sensitive Topic – Some Field Guidelines 245 Researching AIDS, Sexuality and Gender viii Appendix 3: Introduction letter to the Vice Chancellor of HG University 247 Appendix 4: Introduction Letter for the Focused Interview 248 Appendix 5: Introduction Information to the Women 249 Appendix 6: A Guide to the Conversational Interviews with Women Staff 250 Appendix 7: Guide to Focused Interviews 252 Appendix 8: An Example of a Transcribed Conversational Interview 254 Glossary 261 References 263 Index 295 ...