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Searching with a thematic focus on Health, HIV and AIDS, HIV and AIDS treatment and care in South Africa

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  Expanding contraceptive choice: an Africa study of emergency contraception

  Reproductive Health Research Unit, 2003

  This study explores the need for and use of emergency contraception in South Africa. It was undertaken in response to the lack of information on the availability, provision and use of emergency contraception in South Africa.
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  Rapid appraisal of primary level health care services for HIV-positive children at public sector clinics in South Africa

  Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2002

  South Africa has a large and growing number of HIV-infected children. While no policy exists to provide anti-retroviral therapy to these children, several other effective health and social interventions are available which have been shown to improve life expectancy and quality of life in HIV-infected children.
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  “Hulle kan nie hulle hormone intoom hou nie”: a study on gender, adolescents and sexual behaviour in relation to HIV in South Africa

  Centre for International Development Issues, University of Nijmegen, 2002

  This paper from the Centre for International Development Issues presents the results of research conducted among young people in South Africa, aiming to gain a better understanding of the sexual context of adolescents in the country. It looks at the question of how gender constructions influence risk-related sexual behaviour among adolescents.
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  Women who know a person with AIDS do not have elevated condom use rates

  Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2003

  This article summarises the findings of a study which attempted to identify factors that affect condom use among women in South Africa.
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  Deadly delay: South Africa’s efforts to prevent HIV in survivors of sexual violence

  Human Rights Watch, 2004

  This report highlights the obstacles to effective post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) provision in South Africa and their solutions, and serves to illustrate lessons of the South African experience that may be useful for countries that are beginning to discuss or develop PEP services.Recommendations to the Government of South Africa include:launch an information campaign to educate the publ
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  Gendering AIDS: women, men, empowerment, mobilisation

  Voluntary Service Overseas, 2003

  This report examines how national and international policy implementation of HIV/AIDS can be strengthened.
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  Men and reproductive health programs: influencing gender norms

  Synergy Project, USAID, 2003

  This review outlines programs in Central America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia that are designed to change social norms related to entrenched gender roles. It explains the methodologies each program employed to achieve this goal and presents findings from evaluations conducted to assess their efficacy.
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  One step further: responses to HIV/AIDS

  SIDA Studies, 2002

  This collection of articles produced by UNRISD and SIDA enable different authors to address various issues in relation to HIV/AIDS.
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  Local government responses to HIV/AIDS: a handbook

  World Bank, 2003

  This handbook is written for local government authorities (LGA) that are interested in developing or strengthening local responses to HIV/AIDS.
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  Unsafe schools: a literature review of school-related gender-based violence in developing countries

  US Agency for International Development, 2003

  In an attempt to counter the lack of systemic information on the prevalence and consequences of violence in formal educational settings, this report reviews a number of country-specific studies on school-related gender-based violence.

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