... www.hsrcpress.ac.za The health of oureducatorsxxi•MsNtombizodwaMbelleforkeepingtrack of the progress of the project;•ProfessorDavidStoker,astatisticalconsultant,fordesigning the samplingstrategyanddevelopingsampleweightsfor the study;•. The ContractLaboratoryServicesfortesting the specimensforHIVstatus;•BEXcouriersfortransportingequipment,questionnairesandspecimenstoandfromallcorners of the country;•MsLynneWilsonforeditingthisdocumentandProfessorAnnaStrebelforherreview;and• The co-editors of thisreport,ProfessorKPeltzer,MsNompumeleloZungu-DirwayiandMsJuliaLouw,whotakeresponsibilityjointlywith the PrincipalInvestigatorforitscontent.Inadditionto the above,wewouldalsoliketomakespecialthanksto the EducationLabourRelationsCouncil,forcommissioning,supportingandfundingthisstudy.Wewouldalsoliketothank the followingmembers of the reviewpanelwhoprovidedinvaluableinputsto the study:DrDeeviaBhana,DrImmoKleinschmidt,ProfessorSlimKarim,ProfessorMichaelSamuelandMrMuaviaGallie.Finally, the teamwouldliketothanktheirfamiliesfor the supporttheygaveuswhileweundertookthisstudy.OliveShisana,MA,ScD ... this study the size of the problem among South African educators was investigated. The overwhelming majority of educators had partners who were within ten years of their age. But when the analysis ... sex of the respondent, 14.1% of the men had a partner who was ten years younger than themselves, while only 0.5% of women had partners who fell in the same age range, within ten years. These...