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Women's reasons for not participating in follow up visits before starting short course antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV: qualitative interview study
British Medical Journal, 2004This publication aims find out why pregnant women attending a public antenatal clinic in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire do not participate in necessary follow up visits before starting antiretroviral prophylaxis.DocumentTo have and to hold: women’s property and inheritance rights in the context of HIV/AIDS
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2004Produced by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) in collaboration with UNAIDS, this paper seeks to examine the link between HIV/AIDS and women’s property rights.DocumentFacing the future together: report of the Secretary-General's Task Force on Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2004This UNAIDS report, from the Secretary-General’s Task Force on Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa, presents empirical data on the scale and character of the pandemic in nine countries in Southern Africa with the highest HIV prevalence rates.DocumentGender, sex and HIV: how to address issues that no-one wants to hear about
Strategies for Hope, 2000This paper, commissioned for UNESCO, outlines the Stepping Stones training package which aims to enable discussion on difficult but important issues in HIV prevention.DocumentPaving the path: preparing for microbicide introduction
Engender Health, 2004This Engender Health report details the findings of a study which examined the issues likely to influence microbicide introduction at three levels: community, health service and policy. The report identifies critical issues which need to be addressed to allow for successful microbicide introduction strategies.DocumentFighting HIV/AIDS: strategies for success 2002 - 2005
United Nations Children's Fund, 2003This UNICEF document establishes the organisation’s strategic plan to fight HIV/AIDS from 2002 – 2005. Fighting HIV/AIDS is one of UNICEF’s medium-term strategic priorities, along with girls’ education, early childhood, immunisation and strengthening the health systems and improved protection of children from violence, abuse, exploitation and discrimination.DocumentMy father didn't think this way: Nigerian boys contemplate gender equality
Population Council, USA, 2003This report describes a programme for adolescent boys in Nigeria which seeks to increase boys' awareness of gender-based oppression, and to foster their critical thinking skills as a means to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in their communities.It outlines the development of the programme, describes various approaches used in the programme, provides quotes from course participants on how thDocumentWomen, HIV/AIDS and the world of work
International Labour Organization, 2004About half those living with HIV are women, but women are now becoming infected at a faster rate than men. Many women experience sexual and economic subordination in their personal relationships and at work, and so cannot negotiate safe sex or refuse unsafe sex.Document“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, 2002This 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.