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  HIV prevention in maternal health services: a training guide

  EngenderHealth, 2004

  This training manual, produced by EngenderHealth, provides guidance on how to integrate prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) into maternal health services. Its objective is to build the capacity of programme managers and staff to meet the HIV and STI needs of women who are pregnant or who have given birth.
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  Sexual power and HIV risk, South Africa

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, 2004

  This paper is a preliminary exploration into the effects of sexual power on both HIV status and condom use among young women in South Africa. The study estimated that a lack of sexual power would decrease the likelihood of consistent condom use and increase the risk for HIV infection among 15- to 24-year-old women.
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  HIV-positive women report more lifetime partner violence: findings from a voluntary counseling and testing clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  American Journal of Public Health, 2002

  This study explores the link between HIV and violence against women (VAW) by comparing the experiences of partner violence between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in Tanzania. The study found that the odds of reporting at least one violent event were significantly higher among HIV-positive women than among HIV-negative women.
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  The war within the war: sexual violence against women and girls in eastern Congo

  Human Rights Watch, 2002

  This Human Rights Watch report examines sexual violence against women and girls in the context of the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo. The report finds that sexual violence is an integral part of the conflict and has been used as a weapon of war by most of the forces involved.
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  Women and HIV/AIDS: confronting the crisis

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2004

  This report, published by UNIFEM, UNAIDS and UNFPA, is a call to action to address the triple threat of gender inequality, poverty and HIV/AIDS. It highlights the work of the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, a UNAIDS initiative that supports programmes which mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls worldwide.
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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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  Working with men responding to AIDS: gender, sexuality and HIV – a case study collection

  International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2003

  Across the world, people working on HIV/AIDS now recognise the importance of developing their work with men in order to have a real impact on the epidemic. This has involved identifying what their roles and responsibilities are in different contexts, and developing strategies to work with men on them.
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  Reproductive Rights 2000: moving forward

  Center for Reproductive Rights, formerly known as the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, New York, 2003

  Women’s reproductive rights are central to the more general debate on women’s status that has taken place worldwide over the past ten years. In particular, the last five years have seen expanded governmental action to improve women’s reproductive health and promote their rights.
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  Sexual and gender-based violence against refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons: guidelines for prevention and response

  United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2003

  These UNHCR guidelines offer practical advice on how to design strategies and carry out activities aimed at preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) among refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons. They also contain information on basic health, legal, security and human rights issues relevant to those strategies and activities.
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  Aids policy in Lesotho: implementation challenges

  Institute for Security Studies, 2004

  By the end of 2001, the number of HIV/AIDS infected adults stood at 180,000, while children orphaned by the death of their AIDS-infected parents numbered around 73,000. With a total population of just under two million, the situation in Lesotho is clearly severe.

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