Southern Africa

Getting the Snip.

Posted on September 1, 2007.

Malambe, Lucas. “Getting the Snip.” Drum (Cape Town, South Africa) no.  777 (9 August 2007): 38-39.
South African men are getting circumcised after research indicates circumcision helps safeguard against HIV.

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Memories are made of this.

Posted on September 1, 2007.

Kamnqa, Siyabonga. “Memories are made of this.” Drum (Cape Town, South Africa) no. 770 (21 June 2007) :102-103.
Memory boxes and books as therapy for HIV-positive patients. Individuals record their thoughts and feelings in the books or place things of value to their lives in the memory boxes.
See also the Digital Hero Book Project, http://www.molotech.org.za/dhbp/ of Steve Vosloo, a Stanford Reuters Foundation [...]

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Standing Ovation for Zethu.

Posted on September 1, 2007.

Pillay, Claudia. “Standing Ovation for Zethu!” Drum (Cape Town, South Africa) no. 765 (17 May 2007): 14-15.
About a 16 year girl, an AIDS orphan, chosen to represent the Ubuntu Education Fund. The Fund provides HIV services and education to orphans in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Zethu is the head of household for two younger siblings.

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My Full Life - with HIV.

Posted on September 1, 2007.

Sik, Vida Li. “My Full Life - with HIV.” Drum (Cape Town, South Africa) no. 774 (19 July 2007):40-42.  
Article on a woman and two men living with HIV, all in their 30s. All are treatment literacy trainers with the Treatment Action Campaign.

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To Disclose or Not to Disclose: the Moral Complexities of HIV Status Disclosure in Southern Africa.

Posted on August 29, 2007.

Zigira, Christopher A. B. “To Disclose or Not to Disclose: the Moral Complexities of HIV Status Disclosure in Southern Africa.” LWATI. A Journal of Contemporary Research, 3 (June 2006): 284-299?
LWATI is published annually in June by LWATI, Swaziland.

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2002 Lesotho Reproductive Health Survey. Analytical Report, Volume I.

Posted on August 29, 2007.

Lesotho.
2002 Lesotho Reproductive Health Survey. Analytical Report, Volume I.
Maseru: Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Bureau of Statistics, United Nations Population Fund, 2003.
Has sections on knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes and behaviour towards HIV/AIDS.

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Lesotho Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire CWIQ Survey, 2002.

Posted on August 28, 2007.

Lesotho Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire CWIQ Survey, 2002.  Maseru, Lesotho: Demographic, Labour and Social Statistics Division DLSSD, Bureau of Statistics, World Bank, 2002.
Chapter 6 has statistics on HIV/AIDS home care, care of orphans, awareness of HIV/AIDS, HIV testing, condom use.  38-50.

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