SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Overview

Name:

Mr Kevin Deane

Email address:

kd22@soas.ac.uk

Thesis title:

A Socio-economic Analysis of HIV : Exploring the relationship between population mobility and HIV risk in Tanzania

Year of Study:

Year of Entry: 2009-2010

Internal Supervisors

• Deborah Johnston

External Supervisors

Dr Justin Parkhurst, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Biography

HIV/AIDS transmission, Macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic

PhD Research

Population mobility has long been associated with the dynamics of HIV transmission. Initial concerns focused on the historical spread of the disease, whereas more recent concerns within the epidemiological and public health literature have focused on the notion that migrant or mobile populations engage in more risky sexual behaviours than non-mobile populations, thus intensifying transmission rates. However, a review of the epidemiological evidence suggests that there is no universal correlation between mobility and risk. Using insights from migration theory, sociological debates around structure and agency, and the need for an approach that conceptualises population mobility as a dynamic process, the aim of the project was to compare and contrast different forms of mobility to understand the underlying socio-economic determinants of flows of people and how engaging in these processes is related to HIV risk

PhD Publications

Deane, K.D, J.O Parkhurst and D.Johnston (2010), "Linking migration, mobility and HIV", Tropical Medicine and International Health, Vol.15, No.2, pp1458-1463

PhD Conferences

Conference Papers
'The Central Problem of Social Theory: Structure, Agency and HIV Prevention', 1st International HIV Social Science and Humanities Conference, Durban ICC, June 11-13, 2011

PhD Publications

• Deane, K.D, J.O Parkhurst and D. Johnston (2010), "Linking migration, mobility and HIV", Tropical Medicine and International Health, Vol.15, No.2, pp1458-1463
• Deane, K, D. Johnston and J. Parkhurst (forthcoming) , “Migration as a tool in Development Policy: Caution ahead?, Journal of Development Studies, manuscript accepted for publication September 2012