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  How HIV/AIDS scale-up has impacted on non- HIV priority services in Zambia

  BMC Public Health, 2010

  Much of the debate as to whether or not the scaling up of HIV service delivery in Africa benefits non-HIV priority services has focused on the use of nationally aggregated data. This paper analyses and presents routine health facility record data to show trend correlations across priority services.
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  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD)

  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease publishes articles on all aspects of lung health, including public health-related issues such as training programmes, cost-benefit analysis,
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  Using verbal autopsy to assess the prevalence of HIV infection among deaths in the ART period in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study, 2006-2008

  Population Health Metrics, 2011

  Verbal autopsy is important for detecting causes of death including HIV in areas with inadequate vital registration systems. This paper uses verbal autopsy to compare the proportion of HIV-positive adult deaths in rural Uganda in the periods before and after antiretroviral therapy (ART) introduction.
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  Verbal autopsy standards: ascertaining and attributing cause of death

  World Health Organization, 2007

  Verbal autopsy is an interview carried out with family members and/or caregivers of the deceased to elicit signs and symptoms and other pertinent information that can later be used to assign a probable underlying cause of death.
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  Creating and validating an algorithm to measure AIDS mortality in the adult population using verbal autopsy

  PLoS Medicine, 2006

  This paper shows that verbal autopsy (VA) is a reliable tool which is independent of HIV status and can be used for measuring the frequency of AIDS deaths. The paper states that a VA questionnaire was administered to caregivers of HIV patients who died between 1998 and 2003 in a specific region in Zimbabwe. Findings encompass:
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  Verbal autopsy can consistently measure AIDS mortality: a validation study in Tanzania and Zimbabwe

  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009

  Verbal autopsy is currently the only option for obtaining cause of death information in most populations with a widespread HIV/AIDS epidemic. In this context, the authors of this paper developed a tool that consistently measures AIDS mortality, using verbal autopsy and counting on a data-driven algorithm as well as a set of criteria for classifying AIDS mortality.
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  National and subnational HIV/AIDS coordination: are global health initiatives closing the gap between intent and practice?

  Globalization and Health, 2010

  The paper identifies residual national and subnational obstacles to effective coordination and optimal use of funds by focal Global Health Initiatives (GHIs), which these GHIs, other donors and country partners need to collectively address.
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  Children of female sex workers and drug users: a review of vulnerability, resilience and family centred models of care

  Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2010

  This review synthesizes evidence from disparate sources describing the vulnerabilities and resilience of the children of female sex workers and drug users, and documents some models of care that have been put in place to assist them.
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  Diagnosing and preventing TB in children

  Aidsmap, 2012

  This document looks at efforts to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection and prevention in children. It highlights that most children get TB from a family member, and families or households where HIV is present pose a particularly high risk of TB for children.
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  Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV)

  Knowledge for Health, 2011

  The resources in this toolkit cover a broad range of topics pertinent to the treatment, care and support of ALHIV including: 1. Training 2. Treatment Literacy & Adherence 3. Counseling & Disclosure 4. Life Skills, Prevention and Reproductive Health 5. Psychosocial Support 6. Human Rights & Advocacy 7. Peer Education 8. Adolescent Transitioning 9. Research, Policy and Promising Practices

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