Youth, HIV/AIDS and Social Transformations in Africa

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pp. vii-

Preface

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pp. ix-x

The five research reports that constitute this monograph are a fruit of the collaboration between the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) of the USA, two institutions with a longstanding interest in the study of youth and social...

HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: Knowledge Dissemination Systems and Changing Youth Behaviour

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pp. 1-19

The prevention and control of the spread of HIV/AIDS infection remains a priority of many governments, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, which is estimated to host about 70 percent of the world’s HIV/AIDS victims (O’Sullivan 2000; USAID 2001; UNICEF, UNAIDS & WHO, 2002). The prevention efforts regarding HIV/AIDS transmission need to ensure that people, particularly those...

HIV/AIDS in Addis Ababa: Understanding the Care and Support Needs and Problems of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS and of AIDS Orphans

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pp. 21-50

It is common knowledge that the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Ethiopia is already one of the highest in the world. According to the latest statistics provided by the Disease Prevention and Control Department of the Ministry of Health (2002), 2,2 million persons (6.6 percent of the entire population) currently live with the HIV...

Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Among Residents of Mafalala Barrio, Maputo, Mozambique

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pp. 51-76

This paper aims to understand the issue of sexuality among the young residents of Mafalala Barrio, Maputo, in Mozambique, and contribute to HIV/AIDS educational programmes in this locality and elsewhere....

Of Perfumed Lotions, Biscuits and Condoms: Youth, Femininity, Sexuality and HIV and AIDS Prevention in Rural Gwanda District, Zimbabwe

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pp. 77-108

Globally, the AIDS epidemic as a largely sexually transmitted condition has put the spotlight on sex in unprecedented ways. Social scientists have called for a focus on sexuality (Pollak 1992) as a way of understanding the complex bundle of socially accepted beliefs, myths, attitudes, norms and behaviours about sexual acts, one’s role in them and behaviour towards the same and opposite sex (Varga...

Socio-Culture et VIH-SIDA au Cameroun

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pp. 109-130

Le VIH/SIDA représente l’un des plus grands défis de santé et de développement qui comporte un impact sur les bases sociales, économiques et démographiques du développement. Cette étude repose sur le postulat selon lequel la propagation du VIH en Afrique serait liée au comportement sexuel qui est fortement influencé par les facteurs socioculturels. Depuis plusieurs années, les débats...

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