John McMaster

TL;DR: The health and social consequences of such practices are examined; the problems of cervical cancer and HIV and their relation to these practices is discussed.

TL;DR: The menstrual and premenstrual experiences of black Zimbabwean women were examined using semistructured, open-ended interviews designed to explore their experiences, indicating a number of predominant themes, including secrecy associated with menstruation, the negativity surrounding menarche, and the breakdown of the traditional family network that passes on information about menstruation.

TL;DR: The menopausal experiences of 26 Zimbabwean women were explored, using a structured open-ended interview schedule, and particular cultural beliefs are described which impact on women's understandings and reactions to the menopause.

TL;DR: The findings show that traditional explanations of an illness such as diarrhoea can inhibit health education campaigns against this disease which kills many children every year.

TL;DR: There was clear evidence of women's lack of power to negotiate safe sex within marriage and of the lack of social support networks for infected women.