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  1. On the virgin cleansing myth: gendered bodies, AIDS and ethnomedicine

    On the virgin cleansing myth: gendered bodies, AIDS and ethnomedicine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala --- , South Africa
    The belief that HIV/AIDS can be cured as a result of having sex with a virgin has been identified as a possible factor in the rape of babies and children in South Africa. While the prevalence of this myth has...
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  2. A review of some aspects of the ecology, population trends, threats and conservation strategies for the common hippopotamus, <em>Hippopotamus amphibius</em> L, in Zimbabwe

    A review of some aspects of the ecology, population trends, threats and conservation strategies for the common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius L, in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Beaven Utete --- , Zimbabwe
    This review explores some ecological aspects of the common hippopotamus (hippo), Hippopotamus amphibius L, threats to its population and contextual peculiarities affecting its conservation in selected water systems in Zimbabwe. Scoping surveys of literature and thematisation of common issues related...
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