Recent innovative research has identified key factors that put vulnerable South African
women at risk of HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence, including high-risk patterns of …

Among all demographic groups, a greater burden of the disease falls to individuals who are
disadvantaged, underserved, and vulnerable. This is especially true for women, where the …

Ending intimate partner violence (IPV) and reducing gender inequalities are recognised as
critical to “'ending AIDS” by 2030. Amongst women, experiencing IPV has been shown to …

Objective: To review biomedical determinants of women's vulnerability to infection with HIV
and interventions to counter this, within the southern African context. Results: Apart from …

This cross-sectional study presents baseline data from women (n= 641) in a community-
based randomized trial in Pretoria, South Africa. Women were eligible if they reported recent …

85 24, women comprise between 28% and 40% of people infected with HIV (UNAIDS, 2006;
UNAIDS/UNFPA/UNIFEM, 2004). In the United States, HIV/AIDS affects African Americans …

ABSTRACT Objective: South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV among women, the
highest prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), and the highest rates of per capita …

Young women in southern Africa experience some of the highest incidence rates of HIV
infection in the world. Across southern Africa, HIV prevalence among women increases …

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 …

Alcohol and other drug use, gender power inequities and violence are key contributors to
sexual risks for HIV among South African men and women. Little is known about the …