Review of Social Science Literature on Risk and Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS among Fishing Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

The WorldFish Centre and FAO are implementing a regional project entitled “Fisheries and HIV/AIDS; investing in sustainable solutions”, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As part of this project, the Overseas Development Group/School of Development Studies was asked to produce a literature review on ‘Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: evidence from social science, medical and policy research’. The task was to collate available data from socio-economic and medical research to identify trends in fishing communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper is the second of three parts of the literature review, which covers: - Review of research on health service delivery and other HIV/AIDS related interventions in the fisheries sector in Sub-Saharan Africa; - Review of social science research on risk and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in Sub-Saharan Africa; - Review of research on the relationship between food and nutrition security and HIV/AIDS, and how this applies to the fisheries sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. In each area, the Review describes the main research directions and summarizes key findings, identifying key knowledge gaps as well as areas of potential linkages with promising research in related sectors.