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NACS Meeting Report 2011
Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2011Ninety-eight participants from 18 countries met to share tools and experiences and to disseminate promising approaches in nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) programming. NACS is the primary model supported by the United States President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for integrating nutrition services into clinical HIV care and treatment services.DocumentLost in transition: transgender people, rights and HIV vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific region
United Nations Development Programme, 2012The Asia-Pacific region is home to a large number of trans people; individuals whose gender identity, and/or expression of their gender, differs from social norms related to their gender of birth. The regional HIV epidemic among trans people is strongly linked to stigma and prejudice.DocumentCoverage of malaria protection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis and analysis of national survey data
The Lancet, 2011Malaria infection during pregnancy can lead to very poor outcomes for the mother and child. In 2007, there were about 32 million pregnancies in malaria-endemic areas in sub-Saharan Africa.Document"It's her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2011Partner involvement has been deemed fundamental in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, but is difficult to achieve. This study aimed to explore acceptability of the PMTCT programme components and to identify structural and cultural challenges to male involvement. The study was conducted in rural and urban areas in northern Tanzania.DocumentTrends and determinants of Comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among urban young women in Kenya
AIDS Research and Therapy, 2011In sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya is among countries most affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic which led to the declaration of AIDS as a national disaster in 1999. Given this scenario the study was undertaken to examine trends in HIV and AIDS comprehensive knowledge and identify the main correlates of comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among Kenyan urban young women.OrganisationAIDS Research and Therapy
AIDS Research and Therapy is an open access, peer reviewed journal publishing basic science and clinically important research articles to help abate the spread of AIDS.DocumentHealth system weaknesses constrain access to PMTCT and maternal HIV services in South Africa: a qualitative enquiry
AIDS Research and Therapy, 2011HIV remains responsible for an estimated 40% of mortality in South African pregnant women and their children. Eligibility criteria for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnant women were revised in 2010 to enhance ART coverage.DocumentDecentralization of the provision of health services to people living with HIV/AIDS in rural China: the case of three counties
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2011This study is based on a large-scale household survey and in-depth interviews of key informants that was conducted in villages in three counties of two provinces in China. It assessed the new decentralized service provision system for people living with HIV/AIDS in rural populations in China.DocumentOpportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood
United Nations Children's Fund, 2011At the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS in 2001, the world made a promise to reduce the prevalence of HIV in young people globally by 25 per cent by the end of 2010 and to increase young people’s access to essential prevention information, skills and services so as to reach 95 per cent of those in need by the same date.