Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, young women ages 15–24 have more than twice the risk of
acquiring HIV as their male counterparts. A growing body of epidemiological evidence …

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on age-disparate sexual relationships in
the context of the southern African HIV/AIDS hyperepidemic. Disproportionately high HIV …

Morality: An Anthropological Perspective provides the first account of anthropological
approaches to the question of morality. By considering how morality is viewed and enacted …

This article examines the widespread resistance to condom use in sub-Saharan Africa by
describing the major semiotic axes that organize how people talk about condoms and …

This deeply insightful ethnography explores the healing power of caring and intimacy in a
small, closely bonded Apostolic congregation during Botswana's HIV/AIDS pandemic. Death …

Refrains about financial hardship are ubiquitous in contemporary Nigeria, frequently
expressed through the idiom “to be a man is not a one-day job.” But while men talk …

There has been a long-running debate as to whether sexual cultures in sub-Saharan Africa
are permissive or characterised by restrictive rules, rituals and self-restraint. This paper …

Transactional sex has been associated with risk of HIV infection in a number of studies
throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Urban young women are economically vulnerable and at …

This paper examines girls' voiced experiences of menstruation, puberty and schooling in
northern Tanzania. The study was conducted in Moshi and Rombo Districts of Kilimanjaro, a …

In KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa, the social construction of young people's sexuality reflects
both a complex historical process of cultural and religious integration, as well as the …