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Urban health in Johannesburg
HIV/AIDS, growth and poverty in KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa
"This paper estimates the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and the rest of South Africa (RSA).
HIV, migration and urban food security
The institution of marriage plays a role in determining one’s risk of exposure to HIV. Since the transmission of HIV in the population is mainly through sexual activity, avoiding infection depends on risk-avoiding behavior.
AIDS mortality and the role of natural resources in household food security in a rural district of South Africa
Although wild natural resources are a standard dietary component in southern Africa, little information exists on these resources' specific role in the maintenance of household food security among HIV-impacted households.
Marriage, schooling, and excess mortality in prime-age adults
"The institution of marriage plays some role in determining one’s risk of exposure to HIV. Since the transmission of HIV in the population is mainly through sexual activity, avoiding infection depends on risk-avoiding behavior.
This study is an effort to understand the relationship between HIV/AIDS and land reform in South Africa. It is conceptualised as a longitudinal study covering three years.
In 1994, South Africa’s Department of Land Affairs initiated a land reform programme. Land reform was—and still is—intended to redress the racial imbalance in landholding, develop the agricultural sector, and improve the livelihoods of the poor.
Children in the shadow of AIDS
With a population of almost 45 million people and an estimated 5.5 million people infected with HIV, South Africa has the largest number of individuals living with the virus in a single country.
Placing HIV-positive mothers at the centre of planning for orphans and vulnerable children
Worldwide, more than 14 million children have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS. In South Africa, the current epicentre of the epidemic, it is estimated that by 2010, 16% of children will be orphaned by AIDS.
Children in the shadow of AIDS
This paper examines the experiences of children affected by HIV/AIDS in three provinces of South Africa.
HIV disclosure in South Africa
The sheer scale of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has finally led to an expanded global response.