Women and girls
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- Report cards detail plans to strengthen HIV prevention strategies in 23 countries
- ( International Planned Parenthood Federation , 2008)
- Under the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA), the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), together with the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) and Young Positives are developin...
- Food insufficiency is associated with high-risk sexual behaviour among women in Botswana and Swaziland
- ( S. D. Weiser / Public Library of Science Medicine , 2007)
- This report published in PLOS medicine states that both food insufficiency and HIV infection are major public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the impact of food insufficiency on HIV risk be...
- A greater understanding of the relationship between poverty and HIV is essential
- ( P Piot;R Greener;S Russell / Public Library of Science Medicine , 2007)
- This report from UNAIDS highlights the differences between the effects of AIDS on poverty, and the effects of poverty upon the risk of acquiring HIV. HIV and poverty are linked but the report sites re...
- There is a significant relationship between food insecurity and rates of HIV infection in Nigeria
- ( J. L. Oyefara / Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance , 2007)
- This study published in the SAHARA Journal examines the role of hunger and food insecurity in the sexual behaviour of female commercial sex workers in Lagos, Nigeria within the context of HIV/AIDS. In...
- Routine antenatal HIV testing should be implemented at all sites in Zimbabwe to maximize the public health impact of PMTCT
- ( Winfreda Chandisarewa;Lynda Stranix-Chibanda;Elizabeth Chirapa / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health , 2007)
- This paper from the World Health Organization aims to assess the impact of routine antenatal HIV testing for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in urban Zimbabwe. ...
- Gender inequalities leave women and girls vulnerable to HIV
- ( Nick Corby;Nina O'Farrell;Mike Podmore;Carmen Sepúlveda Zelaya / ActionAid International , 2007)
- This report from VSO and ActionAid shows how gender inequalities and the persistent and systematic violation of women’s rights are leaving women and girls disproportionately vulnerable to HIV an...
- Links between different aspects of violence against women and the spread of HIV/AIDS
- ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa , 2001)
- This report from the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) details recent research into the activities of civil society bodies and government departments focusing on the links bet...
- Survey uncovers misconceptions around HIV and AIDS
- ( MAC AIDS Fund , 2007)
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This study from the MAC AIDS Fund looks into the attitudes of 4,510 people in nine countries around the issue of HIV and AIDS. The results show a poor level of education about the HIV and AIDS epid...
- Empowering girls and women affected by HIV and AIDS
- ( Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service , 2005)
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Southern Africa remains by far the most affected region by the HIV and AIDS epidemic. This toolkit aims to empower girls and women in communities to make informed decisions when accessing and deman...
- Opportunities and challenges for promoting new HIV prevention methods among women sex workers in China
- ( Margaret R. Weeks;Maryann Abbott;Susu Liao;Wang Yu;Bin He;Yuejiang Zhou;Liu Wei;Jingmei Jiang / Journal of Sex Research , 2007)
- This article from the Journal of Sex Research reports high levels of awareness about HIV prevention methods among women sex workers in southern China. It shows the women are using a range of contracep...
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