Effective HIV prevention requires gender-transformative work with men

Developed in Uganda, it has since been used in over 40 countries and translated into at least 13 languages. 15 Forthcoming findings from a community-based randomised controlled trial of Stepping Stones in South Africa show that over 2 years of follow-up, there was a sustained reduction in young men&...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted infections 2007-06, Vol.83 (3), p.173-174
Main Authors: Dunkle, Kristin L, Jewkes, Rachel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Disease prevention
Domestic violence
Female
Gender equity
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Inequality
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Mens health
Pandemics
Risk Factors
Spouse Abuse - prevention & control
Violence - prevention & control
Women
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Summary:Developed in Uganda, it has since been used in over 40 countries and translated into at least 13 languages. 15 Forthcoming findings from a community-based randomised controlled trial of Stepping Stones in South Africa show that over 2 years of follow-up, there was a sustained reduction in young men's perpetration of intimate partner violence, as well as in their number of partners and participation in transactional sex, and an increase in condom use. 16 In the absence of a vaccine, which is not anticipated for many years to come, the real prize in terms of sustainable, long-term HIV prevention may lie in successfully creating and disseminating programs which promote such changes.
ISSN:1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sti.2007.024950