Building male involvement in SRHR: A basic model for male involvement in sexual and reproductive health and rights
Sexual and Reproductive health has historically mainly been concerned with population control and restricting the behaviour of women.
Sexual and Reproductive health has historically mainly been concerned with population control and restricting the behaviour of women.
Notions of ideal manhood in South Africa are potentially prescriptive of male sexuality thus accounting for the behaviors which may lead to men being at greater HIV risk.
In South Africa, both HIV and gender-based violence are highly prevalent. Gender inequalities give men considerable relational power over young women, particularly in circumstances of poverty and where sex is materially rewarded.