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Utilisation 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.DocumentHIV/AIDS among female sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: results of the first biobehavioral surveys
International AIDS Society, 2010Preventing HIV among at-risk groups can help to curb the spread of HIV to the general population. The objectives of this paper is to measure HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers, injecting drug users (IDUs) and men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lebanon. It also aims at investigating the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among Lebanese IDUs.DocumentAre HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: a systematic review and data synthesis
PLoS Medicine, 2011Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. The objective of this review is to demonstrate the evidence on the epidemiology of HIV among MSM in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).DocumentFaces of hope: communities overcoming the impact of HIV
KHANA, 2011To highlight the successes of the HIV response to date, and the need to continue a strong response, KHANA, the largest national NGO working with HIV in Cambodia, has prepared a photo story book featuring the challenges, joys and hopes of people living with or affected by HIV. The book was made available for World AIDS Day 2011.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:DocumentSuccesses and challenges of HIV treatment programs in Haiti: aftermath of the earthquake
PubMed Central, 2010This paper reports on the successes and challenges facing Partners In Health and the Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO), two non governmental organisations that work together with the Ministry of Health to provide and/or supervise treatment for nearly three-quarters of patients on HIV treatment in the country of Haiti.DocumentTreatment 2.0: is this the future of treatment?
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2010This publication presents 'the Treatment 2.0 platform', a simplified HIV treatment approach to scale up efforts around global coverage of HIV antiretroviral therapy and achieve the goal of universal access to HIV prevention, care and support.DocumentGender differences in retention and survival on antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1 infected adults in Malawi
Malawi Medical Journal, 2010This paper seeks to identify whether men and women benefit equally from antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi, and to ascertain the reasons underlying any difference. The paper aims at helping strategy-designers to address these differences and optimise ART delivery.DocumentA comparative study of antiretroviral therapy assistance from parents and family members in Cambodia and Thailand
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2010In both Cambodia and Thailand, efforts to augment Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment adherence are being made within a ‘continuum of care’ framework.