Socioeconomic context of AIDS in Africa: a review / Kempe Ronald Hope Sr. -- Social science explanations of the AIDS pandemic in Africa / Pempelani Mufune -- Beyond the statistics: HIV/AIDS as a socioeconomic epidemic in Africa / Hassan O. Kaya -- HIV/AIDS and the status of women / Gwen N. Lesetedi -- Women's health, sociocultural practices, and HIV/AIDS in Swaziland / Mamane Nxumalo -- Sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, and the legal rights of women in Swaziland / Phumelele Thwala -- Law and the HIV/AIDS epidemic: competing claims and interests / Kwame Frimpong -- Orphans of the AIDS pandemic: the Sub-Saharan Africa experience / Gloria Jacques -- Media and the African context of the social construction of HIV/AIDS / Skye Hughes, Ikanyeng S. Malila -- Social context of HIV/AIDS policy in Africa / Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie, Kwaku Osei-Hwedie -- Note on national policy and HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe / Helen Jackson -- Societal responses to HIV/AIDS in Botswana / Patrick Molutsi, M.N. Badade -- AIDS awareness and sexual behavior change in South Africa / Leickness C. Simbayi -- HIV/AIDS and a return to traditional cultural practices in Malawi / Gregory Kamwendo, Olex Kamowa -- Question of relevance in AIDS education in Malawi / Violet M. Bonga -- AIDS and peer education in Lesotho / Julia Chere-Masopha -- Human resource development and training in relation to HIV/AIDS in the formal sector in Zambia / Robert Tembo -- HIV/AIDS, households, and the informal economy in Africa: an endnote from the field / Vitalis G. Chipfakacha.