We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies of the risk of HIV-1
transmission per heterosexual contact. 43 publications comprising 25 different study …

Introduction Although many studies examine purported risks associated with sexual
activities, few examine potential physical and mental health benefits, and even fewer …

Culture plays a vital role in determining the level of health of the individual, the family and
the community. This is particularly relevant in the context of Africa, where the values of …

New Pandemics, Old Politics explores how the modern world adopted a martial script to deal
with epidemic disease threats, and how this has failed–repeatedly. Europe first declared …

Background: The role of iatrogenic transmission within the HIV/AIDS pandemic remains
contentious. Estimates of the risk of HIV transmission from injections and blood transfusions …

Page 1 UNDERSTANDING HIV/AIDS STIGMA A theoretical and methodological analysis e e
man և HSRC RESEARCH MONOGRAPH auscher e ar in 18 e re Funded by the UK Department …

Abstract A comparison of HIV/AIDS policies in Botswana and Uganda is revealing. It helps to
highlight the kinds of policies that are necessary to come to terms with the pandemic in …

AIDS and the Ecology of Poverty combines the insights of economics and biology to explain
the spread of HIV/AIDS and deliver a telling critique of AIDS policy. Drawing on a wealth of …

The notion that concurrent sexual partnerships are especially common in sub-Saharan
Africa and explain the region's high HIV prevalence is accepted by many as conventional …

Forty million people are infected with HIV worldwide; twenty-five million of them are in Sub-
Saharan Africa. This paper addresses the question of why Africa has been so heavily …