Fertility Intentions and Contraceptive practices among Clinic-Users Living wi…
Background: Preventing unwanted pregnancies in Women Living with HIV (WLHIV) is a recognised HIV-prevention strategy. This study explores the fertility intentions and contraceptive practices of WLH…
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Prevalence and Patterns of Gender-based Violence and Revictimization among Wo…
Gender-based violence is a key health risk for women globally and in South Africa. The authors analyzed data from 1,395 interviews with women attending antenatal clinics in Soweto, South Africa, b…
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Biblical Moral Inquest into Tradition of Suspicion of Treachery on African Wo…
The 16 days which South Africa dedicates to the fight against the abuse of women and children every December is a reminder of the effects of gender inequalities in this country. Even though this …
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Introduction: Women, Gender, and Change in Africa
The scholarship on women and gender in Africa has shown that women’s political, social, and economic experiences are often fundamentally distinct from men’s. Feminist and non-feminist scholarsh…
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Initiation of Sexual Behaviour and Early Childbearing: Poverty and the Gender…
Childbearing is an important life course event and a decision to give birth has significant implication in contemporary society, especially if it occurs before the completion of schooling and preda…
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Persistence and Resistance of Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) Perpetuate…
Background: Harmful traditional practices (HTPs) are deeply entrenched behaviours or actions that violate the human rights of affected individuals. They have negative consequences on the physical a…
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Revisiting the Understanding of “Transactional Sex” in Sub-Saharan Africa…
In sub-Saharan Africa, young women ages 15e24 have more than twice the risk of acquiring HIV as their male counterparts. A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggests that the practice of “…
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Use of Effective Family Planning Methods and Frequency of Sex among HIV-infec…
Background: Frequency of sex, contraceptive use and HIV infection are key determinants of fertility. Use of an effective family planning (EFP) method (injectable, oral, intra-uterine contraceptive …
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Intimate Partner Violence, Relationship Power Inequity, and Incidence of HIV …
Background Cross-sectional studies have shown that intimate partner violence and gender inequity in relationships are associated with increased prevalence of HIV in women. Yet temporal sequence and…
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Accuracy and Determinants of Perceived HIV Risk among Young Women in South Af…
Background: HIV risk perceptions are a key determinant of HIV testing. The success of efforts to achieve an AIDSfree generation – including reaching the UNAIDS 90–90-90 target – thus depends …
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