South Africa's first democratic government passed the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) into law
in 1998 as part of local and international commitments to protecting the human rights of …

Background Literature shows that women's sexual autonomy, which refers to women's
capacity to refuse sex and ask a partner to use condom, has significant implications on the …

Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are more likely to be HIV positive.
Many of these women never receive any relevant services, and those who do often access …

Background Preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global public health
challenge. Studies suggest urban informal settlements have particularly high levels of IPV …

There is now a growing body of research indicating that prevention interventions can reduce
intimate partner violence (IPV); much less is known, however, about how couples exposed …

Background. We explored healthcare provider perspectives and practices regarding safer
conception counseling for HIV‐affected clients. Methods. We conducted semistructured …

Abstract Background Intimate Partner violence (IPV) among pregnant women is a significant
problem of public health importance. Nevertheless, there are relatively few studies which …

This paper examines the ways in which HIV prevention is understood including
''biomedical'',''behavioural'',''structural'', and ''combination''prevention. In it I argue that …

Introduction: Internalized HIV stigma is a key risk factor for negative outcomes amongst
adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), including non-adherence to anti-retroviral treatment …

Some types of intravaginal practices (IVP) may increase the risk for HIV acquisition. This is
particularly worrisome for populations with dual high prevalence of HIV and IVP. Women …