Grant: Doctoral Research Award - PA: Health Services/Pop. Health HIV/AIDS Research
Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
$66,000.00
Alternative Masculinities and Resilience to Gender-based Violence and HIV/AIDS in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
FY 2008-09
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.
Department
Program
Doctoral Research Award - PA: Health Services/Pop. Health HIV/AIDS Research
Location
Ontario, Canada
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
178087
Name
Cowan-Dewar Jessica A
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Gender and Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Doctoral Research Awards - B
Projecttitle
Alternative Masculinities and Resilience to Gender-based Violence and HIV/AIDS in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
Cihramount2
$66,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Doctoral Research Award - PA: Health Services/Pop. Health HIV/AIDS Research
Keyworddelim
Gender-Based Violence; Hiv/Aids; Interdisciplinary Research; Masculinities; Medical Anthropology; Qualitative Methodology; Quantitative Methodology; Resilience; South Africa; Vulnerable Populations
Abstract
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.
Competitiondate
200810
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Cowan-Dewar, Jessica A
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Science Policy 4~ $66,000~ $0~
