Zimbabwe: 'Economics' Induces Behaviour Change in Men

AllAfrica | Jul. 28, 2007 (Opinion)

IS the decline in new HIV infections that this country is experiencing due to the fact that we as a people are now more responsible when it comes to our sexual behaviour or is it just the politics of the stomach?

To be very honest, the number of men willing to spend the little extra money they remain with after buying what they need to get by, on women is fast dwindling. While it used to be common for some men to offer to buy ladies a drink in ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Jul 28, 2007 - 12:30 PM PDT
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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

I must admit, the broken English and simple voice of this piece originally turned me off. As I read it again, however, I realized it provides a very intimate glimpse into the thoughts of a man in Zimbabwe and his reflections on changes in his country. It shows first hand that the concepts promoted in the book "An Invisible Cure" (see reviews of this book linked below) are seen by the common man as viable and the best choice to avoid HIV infection.

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