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  AIDS discrimination in Asia

  Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, 2004

  This report by the Asia Pacific Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (APN+) documents a peer-led study on AIDS-related stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Asia. Findings show that over 80 per cent of respondents experienced some form of discrimination in the health sector, the community, the family and the workplace.
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  MAP report 2005: male to male sex and HIV/AIDS in Asia

  Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic Network, 2005

  This publication, from the Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic (MAP) Network, reviews the situation of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia. The report summarises the key findings about the epidemiology of HIV and AIDS among Asian MSM and discusses the programmatic implications of these findings. Key findings show that in 2003, 17 per cent of MSM in Bangkok, Thailand were HIV positive.
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  7th ICAAP (International Congress of AIDS in Asia and the Pacific) News: Monday, 4th July 2005

  International Congress of AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, 2005

  This newsletter, from the 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, held in Kobe, Japan in July 2005, highlights the seminars and discussions from the conference.
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  HIV Aids and gender impact report

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2003

  This report summarizes the findings of a household livelihood survey in Zambia. The aim was to gain a clear understanding of the dynamics of assets and livelihood strategies that are induced by the presence of HIV/AIDS in communities and households in Northern Province.The report is divided into two sections.
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  Potential impact of adjustment policies on vulnerability of women and children to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2005

  This article evaluates the potential impact of the IMF and WB adjustment policies on women's and children’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa through connecting changes at the macro level with effects at the meso and micro levels.The study finds that adjustment policies may inadvertently produce conditions facilitating women's and children’s exposure to HIV/AIDS.
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  Pukaar: the journal of Naz Foundation International, April 2005

  Naz Foundation International, 2005

  This quarterly newsletter from the Naz Foundation International (NFI) provides a forum for discussion, information and advice regarding sexual health and HIV and AIDS, focusing on South Asian masculinities and sexualities.
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  Family Health International network newsletter: nonconsensual sex

  Network, 2005

  This issue of Family Health International’s newsletter Network examines the key issues in nonconsensual sex and the impacts of this on sexual and reproductive health.
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  Re-sexualising the epidemic

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2004

  This article, from Development Update, argues that there is a need to pay more attention to sex and desire in the design of HIV prevention programmes. The paper highlights how perceived "dirty" issues, such as sex between men and anal intercourse between men and women, are often overlooked by HIV prevention programmes.
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  Women’s sexual control within conjugal union: Implications for HIV/AIDS infection and control in a metropolitan city

  Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, 2005

  This study, published in Demographic Research, examines the extent to which women have control over their sexuality within marriage in Lagos, Nigeria, and its implications for the spread of HIV. Findings from the study show that women have some control over their sexuality, such as during menstruation, breastfeeding, pregnancy and sickness.
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  Kenya AIDS Watch: how twelve urban and rural communities across Kenya are managing the HIV/AIDS pandemic

  Huairou Commission, 2005

  This report, from the Huairou Commission, documents the home-based care (HBC) work of GROOTS Kenya, a network of grassroots organisations. The report focuses on urban and rural communities across Kenya, including Mathare, Korogocho Kisumu, Siaya, Tetu, Kitui, Nanyuki, Limuru, and Kiamora.

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