Journal of Sex Research (iFirst). 10.1080/00224499.2014.1003027 Zambian Women in South Africa: Insights Into Health Experiences of Labia Elongation G Martinez Perez, M Mubanga, C Tomás Aznar, B Bagnol ABSTRACT Labia minora elongation consists in the manual stretching of the inner lips of the external genitalia. This practice is documented in east and southern Africa. TheContinue reading “Zambian Women in South Africa: Insights Into Health Experiences of Labia Elongation”
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Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi
Med Anthropol. 2015 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print] Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi. Jinnah Z, Lowe L ABSTRACT Female circumcision amongst Somalis is a deeply personal and subjective practice, framed within traditional norms and cultural practices, but negotiated within contemporary realities to produce a set ofContinue reading “Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi”
Virginity testing: managing sexuality in a maturing HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Med Anthropol Q. 2001 Dec;15(4):533-52. Virginity testing: managing sexuality in a maturing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Leclerc-Madlala S. Department of Anthropology, University of Natal. ABSTRACT KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa is currently the site of the world’s fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, where it is estimated that between 30 and 40 percent of the adult population is seropositiveContinue reading “Virginity testing: managing sexuality in a maturing HIV/AIDS epidemic.”
Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony.
Cult Health Sex. 2006 Jan-Feb;8(1):17-30. Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony. Vincent L. Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa. L.Vincent@ru.ac.za ABSTRACT Umhlanga is a ceremony celebrating virginity. In South Africa, it is practiced, among others, by the Zulu ethnic group who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu Natal.Continue reading “Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony.”
In search of sexual pleasure and fidelity: vaginal practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Cult Health Sex. 2009 Apr;11(3):267-83. In search of sexual pleasure and fidelity: vaginal practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Scorgie F, Kunene B, Smit JA, Manzini N, Chersich MF, Preston-Whyte EM. Centre for HIV/AIDS Network (HIVAN), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. fscorgie@gmail.com ABSTRACT Vaginal practices, such as intra-vaginal cleansing, drying and tightening, are suspected of placingContinue reading “In search of sexual pleasure and fidelity: vaginal practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.”
Predictors of vaginal practices for sex and hygiene in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings of a household survey and qualitative inquiry.
Cult Health Sex. 2011 Apr;13(4):381-98. Predictors of vaginal practices for sex and hygiene in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings of a household survey and qualitative inquiry. Scorgie F, Smit JA, Kunene B, Martin-Hilber A, Beksinska M, Chersich MF Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. fscorgie@match.org.zaContinue reading “Predictors of vaginal practices for sex and hygiene in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings of a household survey and qualitative inquiry.”
A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: Implications for sexual health
Soc Sci Med. 2010 Feb;70(3):392-400. Epub 2009 Nov 10. A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: Implications for sexual health Martin Hilber A, Hull TH, Preston-Whyte E, Bagnol B, Smit J, Wacharasin C, Widyantoro N; WHO GSVP Study Group Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Burn,Continue reading “A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: Implications for sexual health”
Female genital mutilation: medico-legal issues
Med Law. 2010 Dec; 29 (4):523-36 Female genital mutilation: medico-legal issues Mswela M ABSTRACT The rising prevalence and severe impact of HIV/AIDS in relation to women still persists in South Africa. Both economically and socially the HIV/AIDS pandemic strikes women the hardest, with disadvantaged black women mainly at risk of higher infection. The theoretical frameworkContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: medico-legal issues”
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