This Series paper describes programming to prevent violence against women and girls, and
emphasises the importance of systematic, sustained programming across the social ecology …

Most HIV prevention literature portrays women as especially vulnerable to HIV infection
because of biological susceptibility and men's sexual power and privilege. Conversely …

In this paper, I explore the waves of homophobia that seem to be sweeping the African
continent. I present evidence that homophobia is not only publicly approved by African …

Background Increasing women's status and male involvement are important strategies in
reducing preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. While efforts to both empower …

The prevalence of physical domestic violence–violence against women perpetrated by
husbands–is staggeringly high across the Indian subcontinent. Although gender-based …

Men are more likely than women to perpetrate nearly all types of interpersonal violence (eg
intimate partner violence, murder, assault, rape). While public health programs target …

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BACKGROUND: An ongoing social catastrophe of very poor performance in maternal health
coupled with an unacceptably high number of maternal deaths is evident in Nigeria …

Background Evidence from armed conflict settings points to high levels of intimate partner
violence (IPV) against women. Current knowledge on how to prevent IPV is limited …

“One Man Can”(OMC) is a rights-based gender equality and health program implemented
by Sonke Gender Justice Network (Sonke) in South Africa. The program seeks to reduce the …