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Utilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal
BioMed Central, 2011Statistics indicate that more than half of the women with sexually transmitted infections in Nepal sought sexual health services. This study explores female sex workers (FSWs) use of sexual health services in Nepal and the factors associated with their use and non-use of services.DocumentHIV/AIDS among female sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: results of the first biobehavioral surveys
International AIDS Society, 2010Preventing HIV among at-risk groups can help to curb the spread of HIV to the general population. The objectives of this paper is to measure HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers, injecting drug users (IDUs) and men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lebanon. It also aims at investigating the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among Lebanese IDUs.DocumentAre HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: a systematic review and data synthesis
PLoS Medicine, 2011Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. The objective of this review is to demonstrate the evidence on the epidemiology of HIV among MSM in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).DocumentHIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa: new study methods, results, and implications for prevention and care
International AIDS Society, 2011Of all areas of the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) may engender the most perceptions and misperceptions about the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the face of a scarcity of accessible data. This paper reflects the concerted efforts to build research and scientific writing capacity and promote timely dissemination of recent HIV/AIDS research findings from the MENA.DocumentEvaluation of a school-based HIV prevention intervention among Yemeni adolescents
BioMed Central, 2011Yemeni youth are experiencing increased pre-marital sex, peer pressure to engage in risky behaviour, and changing lifestyle norms. This article describes an evaluation of a school-based peer education intervention for HIV prevention among students in 27 high schools in Aden, Yemen.OrganisationKHANA (KHANA)
Initially established in 1996 as a project of International HIV/AIDS Alliance, KHANA operated as an NGO from 1997 and was officially registered as a local NGO in 2000.DocumentHalf empty or half full? APCOM takes stock of on World AIDS Day 2011 - key coalition's annual report on MSM HIV issues for Asia and the Pacific
Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health, 2011In this media release, APCOM explains that despite HIV reaching its 30th birthday in 2011, significant global and regional policy progress will be undone by budget cuts and the global level. This in turn will have a negative effect on men who have sex with men (MSM) interventions and organisations.DocumentFaces of hope: communities overcoming the impact of HIV
KHANA, 2011To highlight the successes of the HIV response to date, and the need to continue a strong response, KHANA, the largest national NGO working with HIV in Cambodia, has prepared a photo story book featuring the challenges, joys and hopes of people living with or affected by HIV. The book was made available for World AIDS Day 2011.OrganisationAsia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health (APCOM)
APCOM is coalition of governments, UN partners, donors, technical experts, non-government and community-based organisations, networks and groups that are directly working with men who have sex with meDocumentSex work
International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2008This short update from IPPF contains an article by Melissa Ditmore, the former coordinator of the International Network of Sex Work Projects. She outlines some key principles of HIV programming with sex workers. These include that interventions should be:Pages
