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Bot wana Journal of African Stu
                                        Special Issue
               HIV/AIDS ~ns          from Botswana
                       DemograRhic consequences
                  mpact on Univ~~ty of Botswana
            Sexual~haviour and stucient identities
     ystifyin research~nd gender pow~ relations
            Ho e-based ~e and the han~apped
                   utrition aq,d the immune s~tem
                             rtrstorical perspectl es


          Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies
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                               Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies Vo1.15, No.2 (2001)
             Special Issue: HIV/AIDS Lessons from Botswana
167 Introduction
168 Demographic and socio-economic consequences of HIV/AIDS in sub-
    Saharan Africa
             Hadgu Bariagaber
185 The impact of HIV/AIDS on mining in Africa: a Botswana case study
             R.T. Elias
196 Assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS at the University of Botswana
             B. Chilisa
204 Behavioural and prevention issues on HIV/AIDS at the University of
    Botswana
             E. seloilwe, A. Jack, K. Letshabo, K. Bainame, D. Veskov,
             M. Mokoto, M. Kobue, & R. Muzila
211 Researching student identities and addressing AIDS in Botswana and
    Zimbabwe institutions of higher learning
             Rob Pattman
224 Gender power relations and the HIV/AIDS crisis in Botswana: some food
    for thought
             Julia Preece
230 Demystifying HIV/AIDS research: a call for more community-based
    research in Botswana
             Gwen N. Lesetedi & Munyae M. Mulinge
241 Human rights and ethics in the context of home-based care in Botswana
             Christine stegling
249 HIV/AIDS prevention paradigms: are individuals with disabilities neglected?
             ioU. Onyewadume, L.O. Amusa, & H. Dhaliwal
253 Nutrition and the ailing immune system: a challenge in the new millennium
             P.L.P. Disele, S. Peters, T. Masoloko, & A. shumba
259 Of rats, fleas, and peoples: a history of bubonic plague in southern Africa,
    1890-1950
             R.K.K. Molefi
268 Book Review:
    The River: A Journey Back to the Source of HIV and AIDS
     by Edward Hooper, reviewed by Jan-Bart Gewald