Most HIV prevention literature portrays women as especially vulnerable to HIV infection
because of biological susceptibility and men's sexual power and privilege. Conversely …

The role of concurrent sexual partnerships is increasingly recognized as important for the
transmission of sexually transmitted infections, particularly of heterosexual HIV transmission …

The Intervention Mapping bible, updated with new theory, trends, and cases Planning
Health Promotion Programs is the" bible" of the field, guiding students and practitioners …

Since 1994, the democratic government in South Africa has worked hard at improving the
lives of the black majority, yet close to half the population lives in poverty, jobs are scarce …

This article examines the effects of girls' early marriage on their risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS.
By comparing several underlying HIV risk factors, it explores the counterintuitive finding that …

As Kiat Ruxrungtham and colleagues describe in today's Lancet, HIV transmission in most
Asian countries remains strongly associated with particularly high-risk activities—ie …

Objective: This article reviews the English-language literature on child sexual abuse in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA). The focus is on the sexual abuse of children in the home/community …

Africa is the continent most severely affected by the global HIV-1 epidemic, with east and
southern Africa in general more severely affected than west and central Africa. Differences in …

In The Wisdom of Whores, epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani brings honesty, wit and startling
pragmatism to the tawdry front lines of sex and drugs. She explains how we could shut down …

Context Sexually transmitted diseases are increasing rapidly in China. Surveillance data
imperfectly indicate current prevalence and risk factors. Objectives To estimate the …