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  The female condom: dynamics of use in urban Zimbabwe

  Horizons, 2000

  This study from the Horizons Project examines the patterns and dynamics of female condom use in Zimbabwe. The study surveyed female condom users, male condom users and non-users to establish: who uses the female condom, why it is used, where people learn about it, how consistently it is used and if it is a substitute for the male condom.
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  Girls, HIV/AIDS and education

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2005

  This paper looks at the links between sexual knowledge/behaviour and educational level among young people.
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  Nutrition counselling, care and support for HIV-infected women: guidelines on HIV-related care, treatment and support for HIV-infected women and their children in resource –constrained settings.

  World Health Organization, 2004

  This World Health Organization document reviews current evidence on the relationship between nutrition and HIV and AIDS, as well as on the role of nutrition in HIV transmission, disease progression, morbidity, and disease management. Based on this review, it makes detailed recommendations on nutrition counselling, care and support for HIV-infected women.
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  The safety and feasibility of female condom reuse: report of a WHO consultation

  World Health Organization, 2002

  This document is from the second WHO consultation on the reuse of the female condom. One aim of the consultation was to review the results and evaluation of recent microbiology studies on structural integrity, microbial disinfectant and safety in human use.
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  The female condom: opportunities & challenges in South Asia

  United Nations Population Fund, 2002

  This paper from UNFPA examines experiences of the female condom as a tool for HIV prevention in the South Asian context. The document provides summary information on the product, outlines a pilot experience, and synthesises policy and programmatic considerations.
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  The female condom: from research to the marketplace

  Family Health International, 1997

  This article from Family Health International (FHI) is based on a 1997 conference on the female condom. The document outlines the key questions and major issues discussed at the conference, such as scientific research, empowerment of women, price as a barrier, policy, product delivery, gender sensitive implementation strategies and evaluation.
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  Ensuring equitable access to antiretroviral therapy: WHO/UNAIDS policy statement

  World Health Organization, 2004

  This joint policy brief from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS identifies key actions needed to address the gender dimensions of equity in access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Gender-based inequalities put women and girls at increased risk of HIV infection.
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  Reproductive health and rights: HIV/AIDS and gender equality

  United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004

  This paper is part of an ongoing study that explores the role of gender in the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
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  Poverty and labour market markers of HIV+ households: an exploratory methodological analysis

  Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2004

  This study provides a tentative analysis of the relationship between HIV, poverty and labour markets. The author illustrates that the relationship between poverty, labour markets and HIV is not homogenous but multi-dimensional in character.
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  Mainstreaming gender into HIV/AIDS action: priorities for interventions focusing on women and girls

  GDNet document store, 2004

  In the formulation of Kenya’s National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan (KNASP) of 2000-05, it was recognised that the impact of the epidemic on women was strikingly different from that on men: the incidence of HIV/AIDS amongst women was rising more quickly, and women were being infected at an earlier age than men were.This paper draws on the findings of two national field studies and on a best practice

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