1. The Myth of Child Rape as a Cure for HIV/AIDS in Transkei
@article{Meel20031TM, title={1. The Myth of Child Rape as a Cure for HIV/AIDS in Transkei}, author={B. L. Meel}, journal={Medicine, Science and the Law}, year={2003}, volume={43}, pages={85 - 88} }
South Africa has one of the highest cases of HIV/AIDS infection in Africa, and Transkei, a former black homeland, now a part of the Eastern Cape Province, is one locality with a large number of HIV/AIDS sufferers. The unemployment level is very high and crime, including child rape, is very common. This report presents the case of a victim of rape, a nine-year old female child who was brought to the Umtata General Hospital, a victim of the mistaken belief that sex with a virgin will cure an HIV…
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