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Badroodien, A. (2006) The state as non-biological 'father': exploring the experience of fathering in a South African state institution in the period 1950 to 1970. In: Richter, L. & Morrell, R. (eds). BABA: men and fatherhood in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 82-98.
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Carey, K.B., Scott-Sheldon, L.A.J., Carey, M.P., Cain, D., Mlobeli, R., Vermaak, R., Mthembu, J., Simbayi, L.C. & Kalichman, S.C. (2011) Community norms for HIV risk behaviors among men in a South African township. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 34:32-40.
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We investigated alcohol-related sexual risk behavior from the perspective of social norms theory. Adults (N = 895, 62% men) residing in a South African township completed street-intercept surveys that assessed risk and protective behaviors (e.g., multiple partners, drinking before sex, meeting sex partners in shebeens, condom use) and corresponding norms. Men consistently
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Chikovore, J. (2011) Abortion & contraceptive use: sites of struggle for African men. HSRC Review. 9(1):18-19.
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In examining men's perspectives of contraceptive use and abortion, JEREMIAH CHIKOVORE identifies contradictions and multiplicities within gender relations and dynamics that are influenced by, among other factors, colonial-era labour mobilisation practices and socio-political dynamics.
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Chikovore, J. (2010) Men's perspectives of abortion and contraceptive use. (Paper presented at the Men, Masculinities, and Family Planning in Africa Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, 14-15 October).
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Cloete, A. (2011) The invention of "moffie" life in Cape Town South Africa. (Paper presented at the Conference: Traditions II: Everyday Lives of African Men: Programme on Traditions and Transformation: Changing Traditions, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28-30 November).
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Cloete, A., Simbayi, L., Henda, N. & Kalichman, S. (2011) Pride and prejudice: gay men who are HIV-positive fear 'double discrimination'. HSRC Review. 9(3):8.
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South Africa's Constitutional protections against discrimination for sexual orientation afford countless opportunities to bring men who have sex with men (MSM) out of the shadows and into the reach of public health interventions. Fear of disclosing sexual orientation remains commonplace, with MSM experiencing a sense of vulnerability that they could fall victim to stigmatisation and discriminat...
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Cloete, A., Rispel, L., Metcalf, C. & Reddy, V. (2009) "Get sick first, test later": HIV testing practices of men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Johannesburg/Ethekwini Men's Study (JEMS). (Poster presented at the AIDS Impact Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, 22-25 September).
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Cloete, A., Simbayi, L.C. & Kalichman, S.C. (2006) Stigma and discrimination experiences of HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexual men in Cape Town, South Africa. (Poster presented to the XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada, 13-18 August).
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Cloete, A., Simbayi, L.C., Clayford, M., Arnolds, W., Mxoli, M., Strebel, A., Kalichman, S.C., Cherry, C., Crawford, M., Kalichman, M.O. & Shefer, T. (2008) Intervening to reduce gender-based violence does not enhance HIV risk reduction outcomes for South African men: results of a quasi-experimental field trial. (Paper presented at the AIDS Conference, Mexico City, 6 August).
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Background: There is a well documented association between violence against women and HIV transmission. Interventions that integrate HIV prevention with gender-based violence prevention may demonstrate synergistic effects. Aim of study: The current study tested the effects of a community-based HIV/gender-based violence prevention intervention targeted to South African men.
Methods: A quasi-ex...
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Cloete, A., Simbayi, L.C., Kalichman, S.C., Strebel, A. & Henda, N. (2008) Stigma and discrimination experiences of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Care. 20(9):1105-1110.
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Since the primary mode of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is heterosexual, research focusing on the sexual behaviour of men who have sex with men (MSM) is scant. Currently it is unknown how many people living with HIV in South Africa are MSM and there is even less known about the stigmatisation and discrimination of HIV-positive MSM. The current study examined the stigma and discriminati...
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Cloete, A. (2007) Disclosure decisions and HIV transmission risk behaviour of HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Cape Town, South Africa. (Paper presented at the HSRC Research Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 27-28 September).
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Coetzee, Z. & Swartz, L. (2004) Fathers with HIV/AIDS: the struggle for occupation. In Transformation through occupation. Watson, R. & Swartz, L. (eds). London: Whurr Publishers. 119-128.
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Davids, A., Phaswana-Mafuya, N., Tabane, C., Mbelle, N., Kekana, Q. & Matseke, G. (2009) "Funa igazi lo mfana" - why older women have sex with younger men. (Paper presented at the NMMU, 3 October).
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Gqola, P.D. (2005) A neglected heritage: the aesthetics of complex black masculinities. Agenda: empowering women for gender equity. 63:80-94.
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Human Sciences Research Council (2006) Lesotho Highlands water project: Downstream community survey - 2006: male questionnarire (ages 15-54).
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Kalichman, S.C., Simbayi, L.C., Cloete, A., Cherry, C., Strebel, A., Kalichman, M.O., Shefer, T., Crawford, M., Thabalala, M., Henda, N. & Cain, D. (2008) HIV/AIDS risk reduction and domestic violence prevention intervention for South African men. International Journal of Men's Health. 7(3):255-273.
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South Africa has among the worst HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world, and HIV/AIDS is closely associated with adversarial attitudes toward women and with domestic violence. This article reports the development of a social-cognitive and social-constructionist, gender-based intervention for working with HIV/AIDS patients and preventing domestic violence. Five three-hour group sessions were tailored t...
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Kalichman, S.C., Simbayi, L.C., Vermaak, R., Cain, D., Smith, G., Mthebu, J. & Jooste, S. (2008) Randomized trial of a community-based alcohol-related HIV risk-reduction intervention for men and women in Cape Town South Africa. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 36(3):270-279.
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BACKGROUND: HIV is devastating southern Africa and alcohol use is closely related to HIV transmission risks. PURPOSE: The current study tested the efficacy of a brief single-session HIV-alcohol risk-reduction intervention for men and women who drink at informal alcohol serving establishments (i.e., shebeens) in South Africa. METHODS: A randomized community field trial recruited men (N = 117) an...
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Kalichman, S.C., Simbayi, L.C., Cain, D, Cherry, C & Jooste, S.E. (2006) Coital bleeding and HIV risks among men and women in Cape Town, South Africa. Sexually transmitted diseases. 33(9):551-557.
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South Africa has one of the world's fastest growing HIV epidemics. Genital bleeding during sexual intercourse may play a role in facilitating HIV transmission in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and sources of coital bleeding among men and women living in a Cape Town South Africa township.
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Kaufman, M.R., Shefer, T., Crawford, M., Simbayi, L.C. & Kalichman, S.C. (2008) Gender attitudes, sexual power, HIV risk: a model for understanding HIV risk behavior of South African men. AIDS Care. 20(4):434-441.
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The Gender Attitudes-Power-Risk (GAPR) model of HIV risk behavior was tested using survey data collected from among 309 men who were attending STI services in a primary health care clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. Results showed that negative attitudes towards women were significantly positively associated with a high level of HIV risk behavior, and that endorsement of traditional male roles ...
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Kekana, Q., Banyini, M., Jooste, S., Simbayi, L. & Peltzer, K. (2011) Adaptation of an HIV behavioural disinhibition risk reduction intervention for recently circumcised South African men. Gender and Behaviour. 9(1):3479-3494.
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South Africa urgently needs HIV behavioural disinhibition risk reduction interventions for recently circumcised men for use in
clinic and community settings. A theory-based HIV behavioural disinhibition risk reduction counselling intervention has recently
been adapted for use in a South African traditional and medical circumcision setting. The 3 hours behavioural disinhibition risk
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Knox, J., Sandfort, T., Yi, H., Reddy, V. & Maimane, S. (2011) Social vulnerability and HIV testing among South African men who have sex with men. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 22:709-713.
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This study examined whether social vulnerability is associated with HIV testing among South African men who have
sex with men (MSM). A community-based survey was conducted with 300 MSM in Pretoria in 2008. The sample was stratified by
age, race and residential status. Social vulnerability was assessed using measures of demographic characteristics, psychosocial
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Knox, J., Yi, H., Reddy, V., Maimane, S. & Sandfort, T. (2010) The fallacy of intimacy: sexual risk behaviour and beliefs about trust and condom use among men who have sex with men in South Africa. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 15(6):660-671.
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The objective of this study is to assess (1) whether beliefs about trust and condom use affect sexual risk behaviour, and (2) if beliefs about trust and condom use impact sexual risk behaviour directly or if this relationship is mediated by other determinants. The Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills model was used as a framework for the mediation analysis. A diverse cohort of three hundre...
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Leclerc-Madlala, S. (2008) Sugar daddies' and HIV: is it really about money, money, money?. HSRC Review. 6(3):11-12.
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Statistics on the HIV pandemic in southern Africa show that young women are much more likely to be HIV-positive than their male counterparts. In some places in Botswana, for example, HIV-rates in girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are nine times more than that of boys of the same age.
Apart from the physiological reasons that make women more susceptible to HIV, scientists often blame sugar...
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Mankayi, N. (2011) Cultural understanding of sexuality among a group of male soldiers: social constructionist approach. (Paper presented at the 1st Global Conference: Femininity and Masculinity, 16 to 18 May 2011, Warsaw, Poland).
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Mankayi, N. (2011) On sex, violence & being macho in the army: male soldiers and sexual violence. HSRC Review. 9(1):28-29.
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Nyameka Mankayi interviewed 14 male soldiers in the South African National Defence Force between the ages of 23 and 33, looking at how masculinity, sexuality and sexual violence is expressed in a military context. Articles flowing from these qualitative interviews appeared in two journals.
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Mankayi, N. (2010) Male soldiers' constructions of masculinity, sexuality and sexual violence. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 20(4):591-600.
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This article explores soldiers' constructions of masculinity, sexual practices and gender-based violence, in particular sexual violence towards women. Fourteen male soldiers in the South African National Defence Force between the ages of 23 and 33 years old participated. A discourse analysis was carried out on the individual interview transcripts. This analysis highlights the pervasiveness of c...
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Mankayi, N. (2010) Masculinity, the body & power relations. (Paper presented at a seminar on Multicultural and Human Rights, for International students, University of Stellenbosch, 25 March).
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Mankayi, N. (2010) Race and masculinities in the South African military. Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 38(2):22-43.
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Generally, the military and masculinity are confirmed as harmonious and mutual. For many countries, military service assumes the status of initiation into manhood. In South Africa, for example, in the past, young white men were legally obliged to do military service. This emphasises the importance of focusing on white masculinities within the South African military in this article. Strong paral...
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Mankayi, N. (2010) You are playing with your life everyday: military men's likelihood for violence perpetration & victimisation?. (Paper presented at the SANPAD colloquium, 6 December).
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Mehlomakulu, V. (2008) Constructions of masculine sexuality, high risk sex and HIV/AIDS amongst young Xhosa men in South Africa. (Paper presented at the AIDS Conference, Mexico City, 3-8 August).
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Metcalf, C., Rispel, L., Cloete, A. & Reddy, V. (2009) "If you talk about a window period of two weeks, it is worse": HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa. (Poster presentation at the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Cape Town, 19 - 22 July).
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Background: The Johannesburg/eThekwini Men's Study (JEMS) was conducted to provide information on HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa, in response to reports that MSM in South Africa are disproportionately at risk of HIV infection. The study also assessed the availability and use of health services for MSM. HIV testing services are widely available...
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Metcalf, C., Rispel, L., Cloete, A. & Reddy, V. (2009) "You become afraid to tell them that you are gay": availability and utilisation of health services by men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Johannesburg/eThekwini men's study. (Poster presentation at the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Cape Town, 19 - 22 July).
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Background: The Johannesburg/eThekwini Men's Study (JEMS) was conducted to provide information on HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in two South African cities (Johannesburg and Durban) and to assess the availability of programmes and health services for MSM, in response to the stated commitments of the South African National Strategic Plan on HIV & AIDS and STIs, 2007-2011.
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Metcalf, C. & Rispel, L. (2009) Exposing a hidden HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men. HSRC Review. 7(2):4-5.
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One of the first studies among men who have sex with men (MSM) found a 'hidden epidemic' of HIV among MSM in South Africa in keeping with findings in other countries with generalised HIV epidemics. The results also suggest that South Africa may be experiencing parallel heterosexual and homosexual HIV epidemics with limited bridging between the two. CAROL METCALF and LAETITIA RISPEL, who presen...
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Mindry, D., Maman, S., Chirowodza, A., Muravha, T., Van Rooyen, H. & Coates, T. (2011) Looking to the future: South African men and women negotiating HIV risk and relationship intimacy. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 13(5):589-602.
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This paper examines the approaches heterosexual men and women in South Africa use to engage their partners in discussions of HIV and risk factors in their relationships. These strategies entail balancing the risks of infection while managing the challenges of maintaining a relationship. In a context in which there is a great deal of insecurity in relationships it is especially challenging to di...
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Morrell, R. & Richter, L. (2006) Introduction. In BABA: men and fatherhood in South Africa. Richter, L. & Morrell, R. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 1-12.
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Morrell, R. & Richter, L. (2004) The fatherhood project: confronting issues of masculinity and sexuality. Agenda: empowering women for gender equity. 62:36-44.
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The fatherhood project is a research and advocacy intervention. Its goals include promoting the concept of fatherhood, initiating debate about how fathers might relate better to their children and researching how South African men historically discharged and currently discharge the fatherhood role. Being a father is related to a man's sense of his masculinity. This article discusses some of ...
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Motshabi, L.C., Pengpid, S. & Peltzer, K. (2011) HIV counselling and testing utilisation and attitudes of male inmates in a South African prison. Sahara J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS. 8(3):107-114.
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The Department of Correctional Services Policy on the management of HIV and AIDS for offenders include voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV as one of the priorities in the rehabilitation of inmates. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with the utilisation of VCT services in the correctional centres in terms of level of satisfaction, their experiences and expecta...
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Njuho, P. & Davids, A. (2010) Extent and influence of recreational drug use on men and women aged 15 years and older in South Africa. African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies. 9(1):33-48.
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Illicit drug use negatively affects development of human and physical capital of any nation. Huge financial resources are allocated to prevent and curb illicit drug use. The use of these drugs continue to spread across race and age groups, despite application of various control measures. The information provided in this paper contributes towards understanding the extent and influence of
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Peltzer, K., Vallieres, E.F. & Tabane, C. (2011) HIV knowledge, risk perception and risk behaviour among male ex-offenders in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Gender and Behaviour. 9(2):3870-3885.
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The aim of this study is to investigate HIV knowledge, beliefs and HIV risk behaviours among ex-offenders in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. A sample of 85 male ex-offenders conveniently selected from an ex-offenders organization were interviewed with a structured and open-ended questionnaire. Results indicate good overall HIV knowledge but also significant misconceptions such as 45.9% belie...
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Peltzer, K., Simbayi, L., Banyini, M. & Kekana, Q. (2011) HIV risk reduction intervention among medically circumcised young men in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. June:Online.
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Medical male circumcision (MMC) is now considered one of the best available evidence-based biomedical HIV prevention interventions. However, there is some concern about risks for behavioural disinhibition, or risk compensation, following MMC. The aim of this study was to test a brief one-session (180 min) group culturally tailored HIV risk reduction counselling intervention among men undergoing...
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Peltzer, K., Simbayi, L., Banyini, M. & Kekana, Q. (2011) HIV risk reduction intervention among traditionally circumcised young men in South Africa: a cluster randomized control trial. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. March:Online.
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The aim of this study was to test a 180-minute group HIV risk-reduction counseling intervention trial with men undergoing traditional circumcision in South Africa to reduce behavioral disinhibition (false security) as a result of the procedure. A cluster randomized controlled trial design was employed using a sample of 160 men, 80 in the experimental group and 80 in the control group. Compariso...
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Peltzer, K., Jones, D., Weiss, S.M. & Shikwane, E. (2011) Promoting male involvement to improve PMTCT uptake and reduce antenatal HIV infection: a cluster randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health. 11:Online.
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Despite the availability of a dual therapy treatment protocol and infant feeding guidelines designed to prevent mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, of the over 1 million babies born in South Africa each year, only 70% of those born to HIV positive mothers receive dual therapy. Similar to other resource-poor nations facing the integration of PMTCT into routine pregnancy and infant care,...
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Peltzer, K., Mlambo, M., Matseke, G., Shikwane, E., Louw, J. & Kekana, Q. (2011) Report on PMTCT comprehensive community intervention package including male involvement, infant follow-up, peer support, partner violence and infant feeding in Nkangala district, Mpumalanga province. (Commissioned by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), December).
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With around 2.7 million people becoming infected with HIV in 2010, there are now an estimated 34 million people around the world who are living with HIV, including millions who have developed AIDS (UNAIDS, 2011). Studies have shown that there is much that
can be done to reduce AIDS impact beginning with the transmission of HIV (UNAIDS, 2011). In 2010, around 390,000 children under the age of 1...
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Peltzer, K., Kanta, X. & Banyini, M. (2010) Evaluation of a safer male circumcision training programme for Ndebele traditional surgeons and nurses in Gauteng, South Africa: using direct observation of circumcision procedures. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 7(2):153-159.
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The aim of this study was to assess the safety of traditional male circumcision practices among Ndebele traditional surgeons following a five days training by direct observation of circumcision procedures. The sample included eight Ndebele traditional surgeons and traditional nurses and 86 initiates (abakhwetwa) from two districts in Gauteng province in South Africa. A structured observations t...
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Peltzer, K. (2010) Traditional circumcisers and cultural considerations. (Paper presented at the MC Evaluation Workshop and Operations Meeting, Johannesburg, 18-23 January).
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Peltzer, K., Banyini, M., Simbayi, L. & Kalichman, S. (2009) Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about male circumcision and HIV by traditional and medical providers of male circumcision and traditionally and medically circumcised men in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Gender and Behaviour. 7(2):2394-2429.
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The aims of this study in Mpumalanga, South Africa, are to assess (1) the current behavioural risk reduction messages and HIV/AIDS education provided by medical and traditional providers of male circumcision to men undergoing medical and traditional circumcision and (2) the risk-related behavioural beliefs regarding circumcision, HIV/AIDS risks, condoms and gender attitudes among men who have u...
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Peltzer, K. & Kanta, X. (2009) Medical circumcision and manhood initiation rituals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a post intervention evaluation. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 11(1):83-97.
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The objective of this study were first, to report the adverse events reported following male circumcision performed by medical professionals after a one-day training workshop, second to report on the attitudes towards, beliefs surrounding and experiences regarding circumcision and initiation, the third to assess the HIV-risk behavior of young men attending initiation schools post medical circum...
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Potgieter, C. (2006) Year 1 report of the five year longitudinal study: tracking women and men in the SET sector: talking about how the higher education environment impinges on or capacitates career trajectories. (Commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, March).
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Ramlagan, S. & Peltzer, K. (2008) Smoke this: dagga use among young men gets higher. HSRC Review. 6(1):13.
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The increase in cannabis production and improved technology call for more substance abuse treatment centres in South Africa, says SHANDIR RAMLAGAN and KARL PELTZER , following a study on user trends in the country.
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Reddy, V. & Sandfort, T. (2009) Barriers to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment for men who have sex with men. In: Marlink, R.G. & Teitelman, S.J. (eds). From the ground up: building comprehensive HIV/AIDS care programs in resource-limited settings. Washington, DC: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. 413-420.
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The chapter focuses on barriers addressing prevention, care, treatment for MSM. Structured around the terminology in current use, the chapter explicates key conceptual issues (sex, sexuality, disease and category formations), thereafter proceeding to research on MSM in sub-Saharan Africa that identifies the barriers in question, after which a perspective is offered on prevalence of HIV infecti...
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Reddy, V. & Sandfort, T. (2008) Regional MSM research initiatives: UNAIDS/UNDP research project. (Paper presented in Dakar, Senegal, 1 December).
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Reddy, V. & Sandfort, T. (2008) Researching MSM in South Africa: some preliminary notes from the frontlines of a hidden epidemic. Feminist Africa. 11:29-54.
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This article outlines some views on researching MSM (men who have sex with men) in South Africa based, in part, on insights gleaned from a recent working conference on gender, same-sex sexuality and HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The core concern is understanding what research processes should consider in future MSM research in relation to community knowledge, community
participation and the desig...
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Reddy, V. (2006) Black, gay and out/in: interview with Utando Baduza. Agenda: empowering women for gender equity. 67(2/3):93-99.
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Richter, L., Chikovore, J., Makusha, T., Bhana, A., Mokomane, Z., Swartz, S. & Makiwane, M. (2011) Fatherhood and families. In: Department of Economic and Social Affairs Men in families and family policy in a changing world. New York: United Nations.
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In this chapter, we examine fathers and father figures, and their changing roles in different cultural contexts; we draw attention to the notion of social fatherhood, which describes the care and support of men for children who are not necessarily their biological
offspring; we review the evidence for the beneficial educational, social and psychological effects on children of father engagement...
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Richter, L. (2008) Men & fatherhood. (Paper presented at the South African Paediatrics Association: The Sky's the Limit Congress 2008, Sun City, South Africa, 29 May - 1 June).
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Richter, L. (2007) "He is my hero": men and fatherhood in South Africa. South African Labour Bulletin. 31(2):10-13.
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In South Africa we too readily accept that fathers will be absent from their children's lives. Linda Richter shows how important a father figure is for children and how this relationship also boosts the man's self-esteem.
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Richter, L. & Morrell, R. (eds). (2006) BABA: men and fatherhood in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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Baba: Men and Fatherhood in South Africa provides answers to some of the most difficult questions about fatherhood in South Africa: Who is a father? What does it mean to be a father? Is it important for fathers to do more for children in a world that assumes that mothers take the primary parenting role? Do different people understand fatherhood in different ways? What evidence is there of new f...
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Rispel, L., Metcalf, C., Cloete, A., Reddy, V., Townsend, L. & Zembe, Y. (2009) Eish but the whites are scarce!: JEMS research challenges. (Paper presented at the SA AIDS 2009 MSM Satellite Conference, 30 March).
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Rispel, L., Metcalf, C., Cloete, A., Reddy, V., Townsend, L. & Zembe, Y. (2009) A hidden HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM)?: preliminary findings from the Johannesburg/eThekwini Men's Study (JEMS). (Paper presented at the 4th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 31 March to 3 April).
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Rispel, L., Metcalf, C., Cloete, A. & Reddy, V. (2009) HIV, transactional sex & experiences of sexual coercion among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Johannesburg/eThekwini Men's Study (JEMS). (Paper presented to the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 30 November to 2 December).
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Rispel, L., Metcalf, C., Cloete, A., Reddy, V., Townsend, L. & Zembe, Y. (2009) The Johannesburg/eThewkini Men's Study (JEMS): a rapid assessment of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa: technical report. (Commissioned by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), February).
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Because of the highly confidential status of this report no abstract is available.
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Rispel, L., Metcalf, C., Cloete, A., Townsend, L. & Zembe, Y. (2008) Methodological and ethical challenges in conducting behavioural and HIV surveillance among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa: lessons learned and future pointers. (Paper presented on 31 October).
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Rispel, L.C., Metcalf, C.A., Cloete, A., Reddy, V. & Lombard, C. (2011) HIV prevalence and risk practices among men who have sex with men in two South African cities. JAIDS - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 57(1):69-76.
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Background: In South Africa, information on HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) is limited, and HIV prevention programs for men MSM are not widely available, despite global evidence that MSM are at substantial risk for HIV infection.
The Johannesburg/eThekwini Men's Study was conducted during 2008 to provide information on HIV among MSM in Johannesburg and Durban.
Methods: MSM aged 18 y...
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Rispel, L.C., Metcalf, C.A., Cloete, A., Moorman, J. & Reddy, V. (2011) You became afraid to tell them that you are gay: health service utilization by men who have sex with men in South African cities. Journal of Public Health Policy. 32(S1):S137-S151.
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We describe the utilization of health services by men who have sex with men (MSM) in South African cities, their perceptions of available health services, and their service preferences. We triangulated data from 32 key informant interviews (KIIs), 18 focus group discussions (FGDs) with MSM in four cities, and a survey of 285 MSM in two cities, recruited through respondentdriven
sampling in 200...
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Rispel, L.C. & Metcalf, C.A. (2009) Breaking the silence: South African HIV policies and the needs of men who have sex with men. Reproductive Health Matters. 17(33):133-142.
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Although the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa preceded the onset of the generalised HIV epidemic by several years, current policies and programmes focus on heterosexual transmission and mother-to-child transmission. We used an adaptation of the UNAIDS Country Harmonised Alignment Tool (CHAT) to assess whether existing HIV policies and programmes in South Africa...
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Sandfort, T.G.M., Nel, J., Rich, E., Reddy, V. & Yi, H. (2008) HIV testing and self-reported HIV status in South African men who have sex with men: results from a community-based survey. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 84:425-429.
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Objective: To investigate the characteristics of South African men who have sex with men (MSM) who (1) have been tested for HIV and (2) are HIV positive. Methods: Data were collected from 1045 MSM in community surveys using questionnaires that were
administered either face-to-face, by mail or on the internet. The mean age of the men was 29.9 years. The race distribution was 35.3% black, 17.0%...
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Sanger, N. (2007) Performing heteromasculinities in South African men's magazines. (Paper presented at the "Taking a hard look: Gender and Visual Culture" Conference, Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, University of Pretoria, 20-21 June).
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Setswe, G., Nkomo, N., Friedman, I., Magezi, V., Nyuswa, M. & Majola, N. (2009) Strategies for dealing with problems faced by men participating in men's empowerment project in Umkhanyakude, South Africa. Gender and Behaviour. 7(1):2197-2211.
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South Africa has amongst the world's highest levels of sexual and domestic violence and an interrelated HIV/AIDS epidemic driven in significant part by gender roles that encourage men to equate manhood with dominance over women, sexual conquest and a
range of risky behaviours. Women's greater vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is in part explained by the very high levels of sexual and domestic violence...
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Setswe, G. (2009) Strategies for dealing with socio-economic problems faced by men in the Umkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal. (Poster presentation at the Durban AIDS Conference, 31 March-3 April).
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Setswe, G., Friedman, I., Magezi, V., Nkomo, N., Nyuswa, M. & Majola, N. (2008) Problems faced by men in the Umkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal, their causes and strategies for dealing with them. (Presentation published as a abstract in Abstracts for XVII International Conference on AIDS, Mexico City, Mexico, 3-8 August).
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Simbayi, L.C. (2007) Gender violence and HIV prevention for South African men. (Durban, June).
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Simbayi, L.C., Kalichman, S., Strebel, A., Cloete, A., Henda, N. & Mqeketo, A. (2007) Internalized stigma, discrimination, and depression among men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa. Social Science & Medicine. 64(9):1823-1831.
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AIDS stigmas interfere with HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment and can become internalized by people living with HIV/AIDS. However, the effects of internalized AIDS stigmas have not been investigated in Africa, home to two-thirds of the more than 40 million people living with AIDS in the world. The current study examined the prevalence of discrimination experiences and internalized stigma...
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Simbayi, L.C. (2007) The prevalence and nature of circumcision among adult men and its relationship to HIV infection in South Africa: results from a national survey in 2002.
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Simbayi, L.C., Kalichman, S.C., Jooste, S., Mathiti, V., Cain, D. & Cherry, C. (2006) HIV/AIDS risks among South African men who report sexually assaulting women. American journal of health behavior. 30(2):158-166.
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To examine HIV risks among South African men who report having been sexually assaultive. METHODS: Men (N = 412) in Cape Town completed anonymous surveys. RESULTS: Twenty-three percent reported a history of sexual assault. Men who had been sexually assaultive were younger, reported more sex partners, were more likely to have a history of genital ulcers, and more likely to have exchanged money fo...
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Swartz, S., Chikovore, J. & Richter, L. (2010) Men & morality: a new HSRC-led research collaborative. HSRC Review. 8(1):9.
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What does it take to be a 'good man'? Men throughout the world are frequently subjected to negative representation. In the South African context this is no different, say SHARLENE SWARTZ, JEREMIAH CHIKOVORE and LINDA RICHTER, who are embarking on a study focusing on men's morality and considering how 'being good' is in fact an asset (or 'capital').
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Van Zyl, J.A. (2005) Lesotho Highlands water project monitoring and evalution survey, 2005/06: male questionnarire (ages 15-54).
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Varga, C.A. (2001) The forgotten fifty percent: a review of sexual and reproductive health research and programs focused on boys and young men in Sub-Saharan Africa. African journal of reproductive health. 5(3):175-195.
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This paper reviews existing literature on sexual and reproductive health research and programming among boys and young men in sub-Saharan Africa. While there is growing body literature on adolescent and young adult women, much less is known about male sexual and reproductive health and its potential connection to well being, and in particular the risk of contracting and spreading HIV/AIDS infe...
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