Re-appraising youth prevention in South Africa: The case of loveLife

This paper reviews the conceptual framework of the loveLife campaign. It critically examines assertions made about the HIV/AIDS context at the outset of the campaign as well as references made to parallel initiatives and claims made via internal research.

Youth divided: A review of loveLife's Y-centre in Orange Farm

Under the heading "Y-centres lead the way" loveLife's brochure describes the Y-centre initiative as follows: "Y-centres provide a positive, dynamic and youth oriented outlet for social development, and have become extremely popular among young people - each Y-centre serves approximately 3,000 young people weekly and provides:

Phase 1 Report of the ABC study: Summary of HIV prevalence and sexual behaviour findings

The USAID-supported ABC study examines how prevention behaviours may have affected HIV prevalence as well as fertility patterns in three countries where HIV prevalence declined during the 1990s (Uganda, Zambia, Thailand) and in three countries where it appears not to have declined (Cameroon, Kenya, Zimbabwe).

Starting early with the boys

It's a common belief among men, especially in South Africa, that women have no rights when it comes to dictating sexual behaviour. There's even a suggestion that women who don't agree to have sex with their male partners are being abusive.

New thinking needed on orphans of HIV/AIDS

A review of research literature - 81 published and unpublished papers, books and reports - on the impact of HIV/AIDS on children in Africa has found significant gaps and biases that shape responses to AIDS-affected children.

AIDS Epidemic Update 2003 released by the United Nations

The global AIDS epidemic shows no signs of abating. Five million people became infected with HIV worldwide and 3 million died this year alone €“ the highest ever. The findings are featured in €œAIDS Epidemic Update 2003,€ a comprehensive new report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic issued today (25 November 2003) by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in advance of World AIDS Day, commemorated on 1 December.

Durex Global Sex Survery 2003 results released

More than 150,000 lovers worldwide took part in what we (Durex) believe is the largest ever online survey exploring sexual attitudes and behaviour across the globe.

A very special baby shower

Members and friends of the Manning Road Methodist Church in Durban, KZN, put their heads, hands and hearts together to devise a novel way of honouring World AIDS Day 2003. They held a "Baby Shower for Mary", to which gift-givers brought toys, baby clothing and infant preparations for donation to the iThemba Lethu Transition Home and the Ekuphileni ante-natal Clinic in Cato Manor, Durban.

Transitions to Adulthood: Gender, Economic and Social Poverty, Youth, and HIV/AIDS in South Africa

South Africa has been disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Although the country has fewer than 1% of the world€™s 15 to 24-year-olds, it accounts for roughly 14% of all global HIV infections among this age group. Young women are at particular risk: for every two infected 15 to 24-year-old males in South Africa, there are five infected females of the same age. Because of biological and social factors, young women are at higher risk for HIV infection than young men.

Deeper than the surface

[On the eve of International Women's Day, Liz Clarke spoke to a doctor who is committed to unravelling the intricate workings of the skin and taking her knowledge to the rural heartlands of KwaZulu-Natal.]