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Lay beliefs of TB and TB/HIV co-infection in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BioMed Central, 2011Knowledge about lay perceptions of the relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and HIV is important for understanding patients’ health seeking behaviour and adherence to treatment. This study explores lay beliefs about TB and TB/HIV co-infection in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.DocumentTiming and uptake of ART during treatment for active tuberculosis in HIV co-infected adults in Malawi
Ingenta, 2011Malawian policy to invite patients co-infected with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) 2 months after initiating TB treatment changed recently; the new policy shortened the period to 2 weeks instead of 2 months.DocumentBorn, lived and died - but counted or not?
Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012"Born, lived and died - but counted or not?" is the second in the "Studies of HIV in African communities 'Highlights'" series. It was produced by IDS Knowledge Services with partners in the ALPHA Network and INDEPTH.DocumentUtilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal
BioMed Central, 2011Statistics indicate that more than half of the women with sexually transmitted infections in Nepal sought sexual health services. This study explores female sex workers (FSWs) use of sexual health services in Nepal and the factors associated with their use and non-use of services.DocumentEvaluation of a school-based HIV prevention intervention among Yemeni adolescents
BioMed Central, 2011Yemeni youth are experiencing increased pre-marital sex, peer pressure to engage in risky behaviour, and changing lifestyle norms. This article describes an evaluation of a school-based peer education intervention for HIV prevention among students in 27 high schools in Aden, Yemen.DocumentHalf empty or half full? APCOM takes stock of on World AIDS Day 2011 - key coalition's annual report on MSM HIV issues for Asia and the Pacific
Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health, 2011In this media release, APCOM explains that despite HIV reaching its 30th birthday in 2011, significant global and regional policy progress will be undone by budget cuts and the global level. This in turn will have a negative effect on men who have sex with men (MSM) interventions and organisations.DocumentRegional policy and model legislation to address HIV and AIDS related stigma and discrimination
Caribbean Community Secretariat, 2010This publication, commissioned by CARICOM, is a desk review report of existing legislative frameworks affecting people living with HIV (PLHIV) and their families in eleven countries in the Caribbean. The study highlights findings around stigma and discrimination and the legal frameworks as presented below:DocumentWhat factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence: findings from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence
BioMed Central, 2011Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and human rights concern. This multi-country study is sought to identify factors that are consistently associated with abuse across sites, in order to inform the design of IPV prevention programs. Main findings of the paper are that:DocumentIntimate partner violence, relationship power inequity, and incidence of HIV infection in young women in South Africa: a cohort study
The Lancet, 2010Research linking gender inequity and gender-based violence to HIV is limited. This paper assess whether intimate partner violence (IPV) and relationship power inequity increase risk of incident HIV infection in South African women. Some of the important points demonstrated in the paper are as follows:OrganisationPopulation Aging Research Center, University of Pennsylvania
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