About this journal

African Journal of AIDS Research (AJAR) is a peer-reviewed research journal publishing papers that make an original contribution to the understanding of social dimensions of HIV/AIDS in African contexts. AJAR includes articles from, amongst others, the disciplines of sociology, demography, epidemiology, social geography, economics, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, health communication, media, cultural studies, public health, education, nursing science and social work. Papers relating to impact, care, prevention and social planning, as well as articles covering social theory and the history and politics of HIV/AIDS, will be considered for publication.

Peer Review Integrity

All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.

Editor-in-Chief

Tim Quinlan, PhD: Health Economics and HIV/AIDs Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Email: [email protected]

Associate Editors

Charles Burungi, PhD: Equitable Financing Practice, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland
Michele Engelbrecht, PhD: Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Nosipho Makhakhe, PhD: Senior Lecturer, Centre for General Education, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
Clemence Nishimwe, PhD: Dean & Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Mount Kigali, Rwanda
Indra Noyes, MEd: PhD candidate, Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Gemma Oberth, PhD: Research Fellow, Democracy in Africa Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Warren Parker, PhD: Senior Research Associate, Centre for Communication, Media and Society, School of Applied Human Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Rugiranka Tony Rugira, PhD: Lecturer, University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela, South Africa
Jospeh Simbaya, PhD: Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Roxanne Brizan- St. Martin, PhD: University of the West Indies at St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Nina Veenstra, PhD: Research Fellow for the Ngai Tahu Maori Health Research Unit, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Editorial Board
Peter Aggleton, PhD: Professor of Education and Health, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia
Sohail Agha, PhD: Research Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, USA
Augustine Ankomah, PhD: Senior Technical Advisor, Population Services International, The Society for Family Health, Abuja, Nigeria
Catherine Campbell, PhD: Professor in Social Psychology, London School of Economics, UK
Mary Crewe, MA: Director, Centre for the Study of AIDS, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Marguerite Daniel, PhD: Guest Researcher, Research Centre for Health Promotion, University of Bergen, Norway
Kim Dickson, MSc, MBChB, DFFP: Medical Officer, HTM/HIV Prevention in the Health Sector, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Robert Greener, PhD: Associate, Oxford Policy Management, Oxford, UK
Rachel Jewkes, MBBS, MD: Director, Gender and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa; Honorary Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Honorary Senior Lecturer, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Sam Kalibala, MD: Regional Representative of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in East and Southern Africa (IAVI), Nairobi, Kenya
Mubiana Macwan’gi, PhD: Research Fellow, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Zambia, Lusaka
Pinky Mahlangu, PhD: Specialist Scientist, South African Medical Research Council, Gender and Health Research Unit, Pretoria, South Africa
Charles Nzioka, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Programme Specialist in charge of Research on HIV/AIDS and Education, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France
Linda Richter, PhD: Executive Director of Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Durban, South Africa
David Serwadda, MBChB, MMedSc, MSc, MPH: Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Makerere University Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
Brian Williams, PhD: Epidemiologist, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
David Wilson, PhD: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, World Bank, Washington DC, USA

Publishing Editor: Jane Burnett, NISC (Pty) Ltd, Makhanda, South Africa
Publishing Manager: Mike Schramm, NISC (Pty) Ltd, Makhanda, South Africa