Purpose: The international literature suggests that disabled people may be at increased risk for HIV infection. There is a growing increasing recognition of this in South Africa, although there remains a paucity of literature on how disabled people are affected…

Little is known about how HIV/AIDS affects people with disabilities, although international literature suggests that people with learning disabilities and other disabilities may be at increased vulnerability to HIV infection. One factor that increases vulnerability to HIV is the lack…

This dissertation concerns itself with the effects of education and wealth on health in Africa. The first two chapters focus on the impact of adult education levels on the HIV epidemic in four sub-Saharan countries. The last chapter turns to…

Le dévoilement de sa séropositivité représente une préoccupation quotidienne des femmes vivant avec le VIH, complexifié par la stigmatisation. L'état des connaissances demeure très fragmenté : les études révèlent des patterns (à qui les femmes dévoilent et à quelle fréquence),…