In a particular way, the HIV pandemic exposes the prevailing gender relations and the
definitions of male and female gender roles, both in intimate relationships and in the wider …

Negotiations surrounding sexual activity are characterised by multiple power disparities that
include race, social status and age, with gender being the most dominant differential in …

That marginalization, discrimination, and alienation are impediments to the development of
one's full potential and are factors contributing to increased vulnerability to HIV infection is …

The AIDS epidemic presently engulfing South Africa is mostly based on heterosexual
transmission. This paper discusses the male role in African culture in the HIV and AIDS …

Gender and sex lie at the heart of South Africa's generalised and heterosexual epidemic.
The stark feminisation of HIV in South Africa telescopes research, policy and interventions …

In the past three decades, the HIV pandemic has struck sub-Saharan Africa and resulted in
devastating consequences. Increasingly studies have shifted from applying a bio-medical …

AIDS in Africa has received much international attention. Development aid agencies, NGO's
and national governments have concentrated much effort and financial resources in fight …

Abstract In South Africa, couple‐based interventions (CBIs) have been used to increase HIV
testing, reduce HIV transmission, and shift relationship dynamics. To understand local …

South Africa has one of the most extensive HIV epidemics in the world, and one where the
burden of the epidemic is most conspicuously borne by young black women. In the interests …

The links between gender roles, gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS risk are complex and
culturally specific. In this qualitative study we investigated how women and men in two black …