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| Title | Men, HIV & AIDS : VSO-RAISA regional conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 11-13 February 2003 | | Author | M. Paton | | Year | 2003 |
| Publisher | VSO-RAISA Regional office [etc.] |
| Place | Pretoria [etc.] |
| Pages | 54 |
| Organisation | VSO - Voluntary Service Overseas |
| Subject | Health and Nutrition |
| Keywords | HIV and AIDS, men |
| Regions | Africa South of Sahara, Southern Africa |
| Countries | Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Abstract | A conference on men, HIV & AIDS was organized in Pretoria by the Regional AIDS Initiative of Southern Africa (RAISA) of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) between 11-13 February 2003. Seventy-one participants, mostly from Southern African countries with a few from East and West Africa, examined how to engage men in the response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The conference was structured around 10 parallel streams: Enlisting men as people living with HIV/AIDS; Men in prevention and advocacy; Marketing; Home based care; Man to man transmission; Male reproductive health; Boy child and construction of masculinity; Boy child and peer pressure; Men and cultural beliefs; Stigma and Violence. A description of the main threads of analysis follows, weaving patterns of how men in Southern Africa relate to HIV/AIDS. A key issue is that deeply held notions of masculinity lead to high-risk behaviour for HIV infection among men and women. Research and surveys across the region show that men are socialized into a notion of masculinity as sexual prowess, risk taking behaviour and male dominance and superiority over women. |
| Language | English |
| Category | Practice |
| Document type | Report |
| Rights | © 2003 VSO |
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