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  What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence: findings from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence

  BioMed Central, 2011

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and human rights concern. This multi-country study is sought to identify factors that are consistently associated with abuse across sites, in order to inform the design of IPV prevention programs. Main findings of the paper are that:
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  Intimate partner violence, relationship power inequity, and incidence of HIV infection in young women in South Africa: a cohort study

  The Lancet, 2010

  Research linking gender inequity and gender-based violence to HIV is limited. This paper assess whether intimate partner violence (IPV) and relationship power inequity increase risk of incident HIV infection in South African women. Some of the important points demonstrated in the paper are as follows: 
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  Population Aging Research Center, University of Pennsylvania

  The overall research themes of PARC include:
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  Mapping violence against women laws in the world: an overview of state commitments

  Universidad de Alicante, 2010

  Violence against women (VAW) is a social problem that States must address legally to deal with this source of injustice, inequality, and physical and non-physical health problems. This editorial aims to describe the international situation as regards VAW legislation, focusing in particular on violence by intimate partners.
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  HIV/AIDS and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: the experience in Ethiopia

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2010

  Ethiopia’s AIDS response is distinguished by its ‘integrated health system strengthening approach’ to expanding health service-delivery. This study on Ethiopia’s experience in this relevance aims at improving understanding of the linkages between the AIDS response and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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  Equipping parents and health providers to address the psychological and social challenges of caring for children living with HIV in Africa: an AIDSTAR-One activity final report

  USA Agency for International Development, 2011

  “Equipping parents and health providers to address the psychological and social challenges of caring for children living with HIV” is a USAID activity. It is sought to better understand the psychological and social challenges faced by perinatally-infected children aged 0 to 12 years in Africa, their parents / caregivers, and their health providers.
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  Preparing for the future of HIV/AIDS in Africa: a shared responsibility

  Institute of Medicine, 2010

  HIV and AIDS is a catastrophe globally, but nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa. In this context, an IOM (the Institute of Medicine) committee identified strategies for both African nations and the USA to build African capacity to prevent, treat, and care for HIV/AIDS.
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  Women in Chinsapo, Malawi: vulnerability and risk to HIV/AIDS

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  Malawi, a very poor country located in southern Africa, is no exception to the growing trend and severity in HIV prevalence. By the end of 2003 there were 900 000 adults and children in Malawi living with HIV/AIDS. Adult prevalence was estimated to be 15%, which is higher than the 7.1% average rate for sub-Saharan Africa.
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  Successes and challenges of HIV treatment programs in Haiti: aftermath of the earthquake

  PubMed Central, 2010

  This paper reports on the successes and challenges facing Partners In Health and the Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO), two non governmental organisations that work together with the Ministry of Health to provide and/or supervise treatment for nearly three-quarters of patients on HIV treatment in the country of Haiti.
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  Equity in access to ARV drugs in Malawi

  Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2007

  This paper discusses the issue of equity in the distribution of ARV drugs in the Malawi health system. Malawi is one of the countries most severely affected by HIV/AIDS in southern Africa. It is also one of the poorest countries in the world and it is estimated that every year, about 85 000 Malawians die from AIDS.

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