This book is a result of a ground breaking research
conducted in Oromiya, Ethiopia to understand the
socio-cultural underpinnings of the salient cultural
practices feared to fuel the spread of HIV epidemic
and affect sexual and reproductive health among the
worlds most studied pastoralist community.

The Oromo people in East Africa are one of the three
largest ethno-national groups and possess a unique
and more than five century old indigenous African
Democracy-the Gada System. The authors research on
RH, HIV/AIDS and Gender perspectives was preceded by
an award winning research to...