Publications by authors named "Chiweni Chimbwete"
Article Synopsis
- The Microbicides Development Programme conducted research in rural KwaZulu-Natal to explore gender relations and their impact on female-initiated HIV prevention methods like microbicides.
- Eleven focus groups comprising men and women discussed decision-making related to sex, family planning, and condom use in heterosexual contexts.
- The findings indicate that women typically have the final say on child-bearing and contraceptive use, suggesting that couples may be open to adopting women-initiated methods for HIV prevention.
Prior research in Africa suggests that personally knowing someone with HIV/AIDS or who died of AIDS (PWA) may positively influence HIV-preventive behaviors such as condom use, by countering denial and increasing perceived risk. This article uses data from the 1998 South Africa Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of women to examine this hypothesis in South Africa, where AIDS mortality is high. Logistic regression was applied to assess whether knowing a PWA was associated with condom use, net of the effects of possible confounders.
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