This book provides important insights into the way Botswana males and females think about HIV and AIDS and gender-based violence. It is divided into 11 chaptersa namely: Inadequate male involvement in health issues: the couse of gender-skewed HIV and AIDS, Socio-cultural factors that place males at risk of HIV infection in Botswana: implications for sexual and reproductive health strategies, disempowerment+blame=zero male involvement in HIV and AIDS issues, Male involvement in antenatal care and prevention of mother to child transmission programmes in Botswana: results of a qualitative study, Couples counselling: a tool for promoting male invilvement in HIV and AIDS management, A generation in Jeopardy: sexually active women in patriarchal cultural settings and HIV and AIDS, Male involvement in the prevention of femicide in Botswana: issues and challenges, Prevalence and chronicity of psychological aggression among a sample of heterosexual university of Botswana students, The voice of sex workers: Implications for adult education strategies, Gender research: the importance of data collection and analysis of male involvent in reproductive health issues, ans laastly Transformations in gender roles and relationships: inpact on childcare and socialisation. 

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