AIDS and gender: The African reality

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  • S Laird University of London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15270/37-3-1509

Keywords:

AIDS, Infection, sub-Saharan region, HIV

Abstract

In sub-Saharan Africa the AIDS epidemic is escalating in its rate of spread through heterosexual intercourse. The narrowly prescribed gender roles of most African women in conjunction with their socio-economic dis-empowennent make them particularly vulnerable to AIDS infection. Women's in ability to negotiate their sexual relations with men is ignored by the Western-style AIDS awareness campaign dominant in the sub-Saharan region. This paper examines some of the counter-strategies formulated by Africans themselves to protect women from the HIV and AIDS epidemic.

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Author Biography

S Laird, University of London

University of London

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Published

2001-08-10

How to Cite

Laird, S. (2001). AIDS and gender: The African reality. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 37(3), 260. https://doi.org/10.15270/37-3-1509

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Vol. 37 No. 3 (2001)

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