- Title
- Living in a rural community and researching HIV and AIDS: Positionality and ethics
- Creator
- Akhurst, Jacqueline E, Van der Riet, Mary B, Sofika, Dumisa
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- text
- Type
- book chapter
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/436907
- Identifier
- vital:73315
- Identifier
- ISBN 978-3-319-74721-7
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74721-7_14
- Description
- The emotional impact of researching sensitive topics is under-reported. This chapter explores researcher positionality in a study of people’s management of risk in sexual activity where there is a high prevalence of HIV infection. Living in a rural community raised insider/outsider issues as the researchers participated in broader social life, adding relational and emo-tional dimensions to the process. Exploring the sensitive topic of HIV and AIDS in a resource-constrained context led to blurred boundaries as researchers also became confidante, counsellor or development worker. They were challenged by the emotional intensity of the research and related responsibili-ties, illustrating the need for enhanced ethical awareness that could not be pre-determined and highlighting the need for on-going risk assessment for both participants and researchers.
- Format
- 12 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Akhurst, J., van der Riet, M. and Sofika, D., 2018. Living in a rural community and researching HIV and AIDS: Positionality and ethics. The Palgrave handbook of ethics in critical research, pp.211-224
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