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Expanding contraceptive choice: an Africa study of emergency contraception
Reproductive Health Research Unit, 2003This 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.DocumentRapid 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, 2002South 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.DocumentSocial security for children in the context of AIDS: questioning the state's response
Medical Research Council, South Africa, 2004This paper argues that the existing state security provision is not a sufficient mechanism to support poor orphans and vulnerable children.DocumentChildren in need of care or in need of cash? Questioning social security provisions for orphans in the context of the South African AIDS pandemic
Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2003The South African debate on social security provision for children in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has focussed primarily on different mechanisms for giving cash grants to children who have been orphaned.DocumentFamily and community interventions for children affected by AIDS
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004This report, produced by the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, reviews the effectiveness of current programmes for children affected by HIV and AIDS.DocumentNew allocations for ARV treatment: an analysis of 2004/5 national budget from an HIV/AIDS perspective
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2004From an HIV/AIDS perspective, the 2004/5 national budget shows serious commitment to making financial resources available for the new anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment programmes to be rolled out this year. The National Treasury has specifically allocated R1.439 billion in the national budget for HIV/AIDS programmes and services in 2004/5.DocumentAssessing the vulnerability of women street traders to HIV/AIDS: a comparative analysis of Uganda and South Africa
Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, 2004This HEARD study examines women street traders' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in South Africa and Uganda. The paper examines how conditions of employment in the informal economy influence women’s social and economic marginalisation. It then goes on to explore how this is linked to the social and behavioural dynamics that influence HIV/AIDS.DocumentSexual power and HIV risk, South Africa
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, 2004This paper is a preliminary exploration into the effects of sexual power on both HIV status and condom use among young women in South Africa. The study estimated that a lack of sexual power would decrease the likelihood of consistent condom use and increase the risk for HIV infection among 15- to 24-year-old women.DocumentGender-based violence, relationship power, and risk of HIV infection in women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa
The Lancet, 2004This article, published in the Lancet, reports on one of the few empirical studies examining the connections between women’s HIV risk and gender-based violence.DocumentAIDS and democracy: what do we know?
Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, 2004This paper builds on an earlier literature review which examines the connections between HIV/AIDS, governance and democracy. It was prepared for the Democracy, Governance and HIV/AIDS in Africa Roundtable which took place in Pretoria, South Africa in July 2004.Pages