Making Uncertainty : : Tuberculosis, Substance Use, and Pathways to Health in South Africa / / Anna Versfeld.
In Cape Town, South Africa, many people with tuberculosis also use substances. This sets up a seemingly impossible problem: People who use substances are at increased risk of tuberculosis disease; and substance use seems to result in erratic behavior that makes successful treatment of people affecte...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Medical Anthropology
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 p.) :; 1 b&w illustration |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- 1 • RETURNERS -- 2 • THE STICKINESS OF MORAL OPINION -- 3 • CO-CONSTITUTIONS Makers and Maskers -- 4 • SALIENCE AND SILENCE Data, Evidence, and the Making of Figure Facts -- 5 • THE CHALLENGE OF “UNRULY” PATIENTS -- 6 • CARE TO CURE -- 7 • CATCHING BREATH The Hospital as Restricted Respite -- 8 • ANTHROPOLOGY IN ACTION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Summary: | In Cape Town, South Africa, many people with tuberculosis also use substances. This sets up a seemingly impossible problem: People who use substances are at increased risk of tuberculosis disease; and substance use seems to result in erratic behavior that makes successful treatment of people affected by tuberculosis extremely difficult. People affected don’t get healthy, healthcare providers are frustrated, and families seek to balance love and care for those who are ill with self-protection. How are we to understand this? Where does the responsibility for poor health and healing lie? What are the possibilities for an effective healthcare response? Through a close look at lives and care, Making Uncertainty: Tuberculosis, Substance Use, and Pathways to Health shows how patterns of substance use, tuberculosis disease, and their interaction are shaped by history, social context, and political economy. This, in turn, generates new perspectives on what makes poor health, and what good care might look like. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781978822511 9783111319292 9783111318912 9783111319094 9783111318127 9783110791303 |
DOI: | 10.36019/9781978822511 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Anna Versfeld. |