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Staff and Students
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
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BSc/BA (hons)
Anna Olsen -PhD, Anthropology/Public Health, Australian National University, 2004 to April 2007 (expected). |
| Disciplinary Interests |
Anthropology
Within anthropology my main focus has been medical anthropology and its broader connections to the social science of health and public health. I am particularly interested in illicit drug use, pharmaceutical use and blood-borne viruses within this social science framework. |
| Thesis Title |
Babies, Blokes and Blood: Experiences of contraception, fertility and motherhood among women living with hepatitis C |
| Current projects |
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Choice or Chance: The social context of contraceptive use by women with Hepatitis C. Based at the Australian National University this project will investigate the reasons behind the low level of contraception among women with HCV along with their needs and concerns around partners, transmission, pregnancy, motherhood and general sexual and reproductive health. It will do this through in depth interviews which will be analysed for meaning within the complex social contexts influencing women's motivations, beliefs, attitudes and their contraceptive practices and reproductive decisions. |
| Publications & Conferences: |
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Olsen, A. Banwell, C. Dance, P. Temple-Smith, M. Gendering the margins: The sexual and reproductive health needs of women living with hepatitis C. Women's Health Conference, Melbourne 2005
Olsen, A. 2005. Hep C and Contraception: What's the Story. Hepatitis C Chronicle, Australian Hepatitis C Council.
Olsen, A. 2005. Hep C and Contraception: What's the Story. Good Liver, Hepatitis C Council of Victoria . |
| Contact details |
Email: Anna.olsen@anu.edu.au
Phone: 9285-5202 |
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