Men, Women and HIV and AIDS

Published by Phela Health and Development Communication, this booklet has been re-released as part of the OneLove campaign in Lesotho. The OneLove campaign is a southern African regional campaign which seeks to reduce HIV transmission by discouraging multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP) and encouraging partner communication.

This book is intended for use by men, women, parents, teachers, and health and community workers. It seeks to increase understanding of how gender issues are linked to the spread of HIV and AIDS, tackling issues such as gender roles, relationships, violence against women, and culture.

The booklet contains the following chapters:

• What is gender?
• What is gender equality?
• Gender roles and relationships
• Gender roles and your relationships
• Gender roles and the community
• Gender and HIV and AIDS
• Forced sex
• Talking about forced sex and infection
• Cultural pressures
• Financial dependence
• Caring for the sick
• Men supporting women
• Human rights
• Gender and law
• HIV and AIDS - the facts
• Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
• List of places to help you