Background Gender norms, or social expectations about the roles, rights and responsibilities
of men versus women, have been associated with HIV risk and related behaviors, such as …

Emerging out of increased attention to gender equality within violence and HIV prevention
efforts in South African society has been an intensified focus on masculinities. Garnering a …

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 …

In the field of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention, there has been increasing
interest in the role that gender plays in HIV and violence risk, and in successfully engaging …

METHODS Demographic and Health Survey data from eight African countries (Chad,
Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) were used to examine …

Background There is limited empirical research on the underlying gender inequity norms
shaping gender-based violence, power, and HIV risks in sub-Saharan Africa, or how risk …

The role of gender-based violence in fuelling the global HIV pandemic is now undeniable. In
recent years, research from both developed and developing countries has consistently …

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 …

Male and female gender roles and inequalities are important in contributing to the
disproportionate burden of HIV experienced by women in sub-Saharan Africa. Within the …

HIV/AIDS and intimate partner violence (IPV) are growing public health concerns in South
Africa. Knowledge about adult men's perpetration of IPV and links between HIV risk …