Gittings, LesleyColvin, Christopher J.Hodes, Rebecca2023-09-052023-09-052022-09Gittings, L., Colvin, C.J. & Hodes, R. 2022, 'Blood and blood : anti-retroviral therapy, masculinity, and redemption among adolescent boys in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa', Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 367-390, doi : 10.1111/maq.12686.0745-5194 (print)1548-1387 (online)10.1111/maq.12686http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92200Adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV are among the first generation in South Africa to grow up with anti-retroviral therapy and democratic freedoms. In this article, we explore the biosocial lives of adolescent boys and young men living with HIV in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. We conducted qualitative research with 36 adolescent boys and young men in 2016‒2018, including life history narratives, semi-structured interviews, and analysis of health facility files.en© 2021 The Authors. Medical Anthropology Quarterly published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved.MasculinityEastern Cape Province (ECP)South Africa (SA)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)AdolescentsAntiretroviral therapy (ART)SDG-03: Good health and well-beingArticle