This part of the passage demonstrates culture specific aspects of violence because many people in this culture accuse the women of affecting the men. Juma’s mother was accused of affecting her husband with AID’s. Furthermore, not only Juma’s mother is accused of passing on AIDS but many women in this culture are accused of passing on the virus to the men without any proof. Due to these accusations Juma’s mother did not feel that she was safe in her community and decided to flee with Juma and his two sisters to Mwanza. Thus, if Juma’s mother was not accused of passing on AID’s she may not have moved to Mwanza, where she later dies of AID’s herself as well, which leads to Juma becoming a streetboy.

This quote is an example of an experience of pain that is mythological and allegorical. The user describes the pain as going by slow because there is no way to stop that feeling of "being sick." However, in reality time is moving a a lot quicker as the user is focusing on the sickness. The users want to stop the pain but focusing on the pain does not really help them rather takes time away from them. Their experience of pain makes them lose their sense of time and perception. Through the experience of pain and the withdrawal pain, their focus is on their feeling of pain. Thus, during the experience of pain (sickness) this causes a loss of time and perception.

I believe this mother’s description of not disclosing her feelings would clash with a biomedical framework because the woman’s narrative would be hindered. The woman explains that she has difficulty in sharing feelings and that she has no one to speak with. It is apparent that the women have a difficulty sharing their feelings because as mentioned they are afraid it will start quarrels. So, the women decide to hide their feelings instead, which may actually hinder a relationship or lead to depression. Thus, a biomedical framework would not see the cultural context as well as understand what may be the cause for some women’s depression.

I believe this mother’s description of her aching pain would clash with a biomedical framework because the culture and story would be unknown and suppressed. The mother mentions that it is a cultural norm for a woman to be massaged with oil after giving birth. The woman points out she did not receive a massage or any support, which made her experience more painful. Furthermore, the woman also points out that women are supposed to receive lots of rest after giving birth. However, the woman had to return back home and do the household duties and was unable to rest. Thus, a biomedical model would not describe these cultural factors and would not unveil the woman’s story of her experience dealing with aching pain.

Yosef has gone through a lot mentally and physically due to the traumatic accident that he now embodies the feeling of helplessness. Yosef constantly pointed out that he sees this woman in his dreams and throughout the day, and that he cannot save her. Yosef is feeling helpless everytime he cannot save this woman and he feels guilty that he was not there to save her the day of the incident. I think that Yosef will continue to embody this sense of helplessness until he comes to a point where he accepts that the woman dying was not actually his fault. I think Yosef needs help to get over this PTSD and support to help him understand that he should not feel guilty for this woman’s death.

I disagree with the author stating that it is problematic that Yosef is not studying the Torah. Furthermore, the author is basing this statement from the Rabbi’s previous and further statements about Yosef’s lack of religious belief and belonging. However, Yosef’s problem is not his religion it is that he is lacking belonging. Yosef did not even know the value of life until the incident and the woman changed his perspective of life. The event is haunting him now because it is not only a reminder of the brutal death but also a wake-up call that there is value to life and Yosef is frightened by this. Yosef does not only feel a guilty sensation due to this event but also that he might go one day too, and that deeply frightens him.

I think that this doctor is embodying him/herself as a doctor and giving his/her a persona. Many people do portray science as dehumanizing and detaching themselves. However, not all science is all evidence based, as pointed out doctors can be less evidence based. Sometimes it is important to make a decision not soley based on science. A doctor can also embody their identity as being there for the patient when needed to help the patient embody their experience. The patient is the one that really relies on the doctor in desperate cases so it can help to not always be evidence based in most cases.

We sometimes think of embodiment as having to do with the body physically. However, the patient in this quote embodied his experience in his mind. He saw that the pain was also mental. The patient not only embodied the pain physically but also was mentally challenged of understanding why the pain was still there. The surgery was over for the patient but the pain was still there so it was a way of understand what was still wrong with his body. He embodied the experience as understanding why the pain was still there if the surgery was over. The patient saw another side of himself where he embodied the experience to be all in his mind.

Embodiment can physically mean as its words describe it to be grounded in the body. However, its the way that embodiment is experienced that doesn't make it just about the body. The way that somebody embodies an experience is what important, as the patient mentions listening to a heart can embody your experience into the ears. I think what is really important about embodiment is listening to your own body so that you can take in each experience. Furthermore, embodiment doesn't even have to be with sickness it can be just the listening of your own heart. It can just be how you embody your everyday living into the world.

Another meaning of illness is the loss of self. When an illness takes over it does not only take control physically but does mentally as well. Due to an illness one can lose oneself and be sensitive to react to certain situations. An illness definitely affects us on a personal level and when faced with an illness we have to reconstruct our whole personal life.

This is another meaning found for sickness, where cultural experiences change the sickness. These men had to reconstruct their identities because of their sickness. We sometimes don't realize what most people have to do due to their sickness. It not only changes who they are but who they will become. Furthermore, with cultural experiences there is so much that comes attached social, gender, etc. The experience becomes more than just the epidemic but the cultural experiences that come along with it.

I think that illness here becomes a loss if identity. I can see why as many of these athletes put their life, sweat, and blood onto this sport and to be injured is losing their identity. I myself am a cross country runner and every time I am injured and am unable to run I feel like I lose that part of myself. Additionally, feel as if the injury was worse it threatens my identity. I understand that the athletes loss of identity is more than just loosing the sport they love but losing a part of themselves. They lose a part of them that medicine and research will not fully give back to them, they lose their identity.

The author stresses that qualitative research had a greater affect than the quantitative study. For the quantitative study the participants only reported 1 lifetime sexual partner. However, during the qualitative study they revealed that they had 2 or more partners. This shows that people are more likely to report their partner during a qualitative study rather than quantitative.

The authors discuss how qualitative research has shown that certain words or phrases can refer to acts of violence such as rape or coerced sex. They were also able to ask sensitive questions about sex and violence.

I would restate the question as: The authors really want to understand the sexual risks of individuals in Swaziland. In doing so, it shed light on better interventions among young Swazi women.

The authors stress the challenges that are in result to the case study.