AIDS, sex and secrecy
In many parts of Africa, talking openly about matters of sexuality is taboo and there is still a stigma attached to illnesses such as HIV/AIDS. In many traditionally patriarchal cultures, women and young people have little status or power when it comes to decision-making and this affects their ability to negotiate safe sex. Professor Davison Munodawafa, Director of the Guidance, Counseling and Youth Development Centre for Africa in Malawi, says while sex remains a private issue, AIDS has forced some parents to open up and talk about sex.
Thandeka Teyise of Health-e spoke to Professor Munodawafa and asked him why so much secrecy still surrounded matters of sex and AIDS.
This report is in isiXhosa and English.
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