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

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  Children 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, 2003

  The 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.
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  Family and community interventions for children affected by AIDS

  Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004

  This report, produced by the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, reviews the effectiveness of current programmes for children affected by HIV and AIDS.
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  Meeting our rights to HIV prevention and care: access for all

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2004

  This UNICEF report is based on a series of consultations with young people from 15 countries who are affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis, in preparation for the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, July 2004. The report outlines the experiences of young people, highlighting the barriers they face in accessing information and services, and developing the skills to lead healthy lives.
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  The development, implementation and evaluation of interventions for the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe: a literature review of evidence-based interventions for home-based child-centred development

  Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004

  There is widespread recognition of the urgency of addressing the problem of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of programmes have been implemented towards this end.
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  National cross sectional study of views on sexual violence and risk of HIV infection and AIDS among South African school pupils

  British Medical Journal, 2004

  This study, published in the BMJ, investigates the views of South African school pupils (aged 10 – 19) on sexual violence and on the risk of HIV infection and AIDS, as well as on their experiences of sexual violence. Findings revealed that misconceptions about sexual violence were prevalent among both sexes, although more females held views that would put them at a higher risk of HIV.
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  A healthy start in life: global consultation on child and adolescent health and development

  World Health Organization, 2002

  This report, produced by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, summarises the presentations and discussions from the Global Consultation on Child and Adolescent Health and Development, which took place between 12-13 March 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden. The report focuses on the themes of joining together in partnership and seeking bolder approaches.
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  Peer to peer: creating successful peer education programs

  International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2004

  This guide describes the necessary steps to plan, implement, and evaluate a programme to train youth to teach their peers about sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
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  Infant feeding options

  LINKAGES Project, 2004

  The risks of HIV transmission to an infant through breastfeeding are high, with policy makers and health care providers struggling to develop appropriate guidance on infant feeding for HIV-positive women.This paper discusses the latest issues in infant feeding options, with the main points including:infants can acquire HIV infection from their mothers during pregnancy, labour and deliv
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  Addressing the educational needs of orphans and vulnerable children

  UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development, 2004

  This paper describes the educational disadvantage faced by orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) and summarises a number of educational responses.
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  HIV and increases in childhood mortality in Kenya in the late 1980s to the mid-1990s

  US Agency for International Development, 2004

  This report, published by USAID, examines the increase in childhood mortality in Kenya from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.

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