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Searching with a thematic focus on HIV and AIDS transmission, prevention and testing, HIV and AIDS, Children and young people

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  Understanding and challenging HIV stigma: Toolkit for action (2007)

  Pact Tanzania, 2007

  What is the impact of stigma on children? This toolkit aims to help explore and understand the different ways in which children are stigmatised, and to look at strategies to change attitudes and experiences.
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  Global perspectives on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents: patterns, prevention, and potential

  The Lancet, 2007

  This is the second in the series of six Lancet articles about adolescent health. The article discusses the patterns and prevalence of adolescents’ sexual behaviours and reproductive health outcomes, all of which show huge regional and country-level variation.
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  Community involvement in youth reproductive health and HIV prevention

  Family Health International, 2007

  Are reproductive health and HIV prevention outcomes for young people better when a project makes an explicit effort to involve community members? This briefing paper summarises the findings of a range of studies that have sought to investigate this question.
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  Young children, HIV/AIDS and gender: a summary review

  Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2006

  Gender discrimination and inequality is a key factor in the transmission of HIV and AIDS.
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  Building a better future for youth: learning from experience and evidence

  Population Council, USA, 2006

  In Africa, AIDS is the leading cause of death among adolescents.
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  The role of open, distance and flexible learning (ODFL) in HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation for affected youth in South Africa and Mozambique

  Department for International Development, UK, 2006

  How might open, distance and flexible learning (ODFL) mitigate the affects of HIV and AIDS on young people and help meet their learning needs?
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  Girl power: the impact of girls’ education on HIV and sexual behaviour

  ActionAid International, 2006

  This document addresses the feminisation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. The report asserts that HIV prevention campaigns often do not address the increased vulnerability of young women because they fail to deal with limited power to determine who to have sex with, or when and how to have sex.
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  Using global media to reach youth: the 2002 MTV Staying Alive campaign

  YouthNet, Family Health International, 2006

  This paper, published by YouthNet, examines the effects of a 2002 media campaign aiming to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS, encourage prevention behaviour, reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination, and to empower young people to take action. The campaign was conducted using the international television network MTV.
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  Transition to replacement feeding by HIV-positive women who breastfeed

  LINKAGES Project, 2004

  This document, published by the Linkages Project, provides guidelines for HIV-positive women who choose to transition from breastfeeding to replacement feeding at about six months.
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  The impact of HIV/AIDS on children and young people: reviewing research conducted and distilling implications for the education sector in Asia

  UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2005

  This paper examines the impact of the HIV and AIDS epidemic on children (0-18 years old) in Asia, and also looks at the implications of HIV and AIDS for the education sector.The main impact of HIV and AIDS on children are summarised into three main areas: loss of social and/or family support: children will also lose their economic, social and emotional safety net.

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