|  As
access to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy increases
worldwide, attention has begun to turn to
the effects of treatment on prevention, and
specifically the sexual behaviour of recipients
[1]. Much of this work has been conducted
in developed countries and has focused on
homosexual men [2-4]. Research in developing
countries has addressed the possible connections
between treatment and risky behaviour utilizing
mainly quantitative data from surveys [5-8].
Few studies have considered the sexual behaviour
of people on ARV therapy from the point of
view of marital and reproductive goals [9],
and little ethnographic research has been
undertaken on the topic. This report focuses
on preliminary ethnographic research conducted
in southeastern Nigeria, examining particularly
the intersection between antiretroviral treatment
and the life projects of marriage and reproduction.
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By Daniel Jordan Smith and Benjamin C.
Mbakwem
|
Do
you consider yourself a sexual being? 
Yinka
Jegede Ekpe found she was HIV positive at
age nineteen (19); a time when many young
women are dreaming of a bright and romantic
future. Through the struggle to stay alive,
Yinka Jegede Ekpe has learned to enjoy herself
and to impact the lives of others through
her work as executive director of Community
of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NCW+).
In 2003 she received the Reebok Human Rights
Award in recognition of her work. She recently
delivered a child who is HIV negative. Here,
Yinka shares with us her passions, thoughts
and challenges as a positive woman living
in Africa.