This review investigates gender-informed intervention studies conducted in sub-Saharan
Africa that measure an outcome related to HIV. The review included 20,340 abstracts …

Gender is a critical component of HIV and sexual risk interventions. Examining the range,
effectiveness and methodological rigor of studies that include a gender based component …

South Africa is in the midst of one of the world's most devastating HIV/AIDS epidemics and
there is a well-documented association between violence against women and HIV …

Addressing gender inequality as a social driver of HIV risk and vulnerability has become a
key activity of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in South Africa. This paper sheds …

Abstract Background Young men in South Africa face concurrent epidemics of HIV, drug and
alcohol abuse, and unemployment. Standard HIV prevention programs, located in …

In the past decade, there have been expanding resources to address the underlying gender
dimensions of HIV. This has been particularly urgent in sub-Saharan Africa as the female-to …

The HIV prevalence rate among men who have sex with men in Africa is high, yet a limited
number of prevention interventions target this vulnerable group. The study aims to explore …

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) ages (15–24 years old) in Southern and
Eastern Africa account for nearly 30% of all new HIV infections. We conducted a systematic …

12. Higgins JA, Hoffman S, Dworkin SL. Rethinking gender, heterosexual men, and women's
vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. Am J Public Health 2010; 100: 435–445. 13. Dworkin SL, Fleming …

Background HIV and violence prevention programs increasingly seek to transform gender
norms among participants, yet how to do so at the community level, and subsequent …