McPherson, Andrea2019-09-252019-09-252012-06-222008http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/186064"Although there is unanimous agreement that poor access and availability to health services exacerbates the vulnerability of fishing communities to HIV/AIDS and to other health risks, a systematic review of literature reveals a near total absence of empirical data on this topic. The nature of health service availability and utilization has not been a specific focus for research in the fisheries sector. Only three studies have made the nature and availability of health services available to fishing communities an explicit objective of the study. All of them were HIV/AIDS focused in the context of small scale capture fisheries 1 . Where there is evidence of servicerelated data, the majority is littered sporadically through academic discussions of the dynamics of susceptibility and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in fishing communities in the Great Lakes region. As a result, policy and intervention recommendations from this work in that region have formed the basis of much of this review, especially in discussing accessibility (particularly to fishermen)." (p.7)engWith permission of the license/copyright holderhealth ethicsAIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeAfrican countrieshealth careBioethicsSocial ethicsSexual orientation/genderMedical ethicsHealth ethicsJournal volume