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    Semen contains vitality and heredity, not germs: seminal discourse in the AIDS era.

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    Authors
    Khan, S.
    Hudson-Rodd, N.
    Saggers, Sherry
    Bhuiyan, M.
    Bhuiya, A.
    Karim, S.
    Rauyajin, O.
    Date
    2007
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Khan, Sharful and Hudson-Rodd, Nancy and Saggers, Sherry and Bhuiyan, Mahbubul and Bhuiya, Abbas and Karim, Syed and Rauyajin, Oratai. 2007. 'Semen contains vitality and heredity, not germs': seminal discourse in the AIDS era. Journal of Health and Population Nutrition. 24 (4): pp. 426-437.
    Source Title
    Journal of Health and Population Nutrition
    ISSN
    16060997
    Faculty
    National Drug Research Institute
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (Research Institute)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2721
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Perspectives of public health generally ignore culture-bound sexual health concerns, such as semen loss, and primarily attempt to eradicate sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Like in many other countries, sexual health concerns of men in Bangladesh have also received less attention compared to STIs in the era of AIDS. This paper describes the meanings of non-STI sexual health concerns, particularly semen loss, in the masculinity framework. In a qualitative study on male sexuality, 50 men, aged 18-55 years, from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds and 10 healthcare practitioners were interviewed. Men considered semen the most powerful and vital body fluid representing their sexual performance and reproductive ability. Rather than recognizing the vulnerability to transmission of STIs, concerns about semen were grounded in the desire of men to preserve and nourish seminal vitality. Traditional practitioners supported semen loss as a major sexual health concern where male heritage configures male sexuality in a patriarchal society. Currently, operating HIV interventions in the framework of disease and death may not ensure participation of men in reproductive and sexual health programmes and is, therefore, less likely to improve the quality of sexual life of men and women.

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