An anthropological perspective on vaginal microbicide acceptability

摘要: This dissertation explores the cultural context of HIV-prevention methods controlled by women. Drawing on work with several vaginal microbicide acceptability studies, and using qualitative data from a Phase I clinical trial of a candidate microbicide, it considers anthropological theories of the body and sexuality relevant to this research, identifies several kinds of “body talk” used by participants to describe their experiences, and examines the cultural concomitants of acceptability.