Project 178087
Alternative Masculinities and Resilience to Gender-based Violence and HIV/AIDS in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Alternative Masculinities and Resilience to Gender-based Violence and HIV/AIDS in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Project Information
| Study Type: | Unclear |
| Research Theme: | Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health |
Institution & Funding
| Principal Investigator(s): | Cowan-Dewar, Jessica A |
| Supervisor(s): | Jolly, Rosemary J; Fergus, Stevenson |
| Institution: | Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) |
| CIHR Institute: | Gender and Health |
| Program: | |
| Peer Review Committee: | Doctoral Research Awards - B |
| Competition Year: | 2008 |
| Term: | 3 yrs 0 mth |
Abstract Summary
South Africa has one of the worst epidemics of AIDS in the world. In addition to having the world's highest number of people living with HIV, South Africa has extremely high rates of violence against women and children. These epidemics work together in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, exacerbating one another. While many approaches to these problems are targeted at women, there is evidence to show that women in many cases are not sufficiently empowered to act effectively to protect themselves from HIV and violence. I plan to work with Zulu boys and men in rural KwaZulu-Natal to gain an understanding of Zulu concepts of masculinity, so that we can work together to improve rates of HIV/AIDS and violence against women. I shall use qualitative and quantitative research methods and draw expertise from a number of disciplines to investigate the relationship between masculinity, violence against women, and HIV/AIDS in rural South Africa.
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