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Evidence of iatrogenic HIV transmission in children in South Africa
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2003This paper is the latest in a series arguing that HIV transmission in Africa is attributable to unsafe medical practices in far more cases than have been previously believed.DocumentCare for orphans, children affected by HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable children: a strategic framework
Family Health International, 2001This document presents an overview of the situation of increasing numbers of orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide. It states that both communities and governments are reaching crisis point in trying to cope with these children. It states that care and support for orphans and vulnerable children has primarily focused on addressing their material needs.DocumentSocial marketing for adolescent sexual health: results of operations research projects in Botswana, Cameroon, Guinea, and South Africa
Population Services International, 2000This report, produced by Population Services International (PSI), describes a project that tested the impact of youth-oriented social marketing techniques on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Interventions and communications strategies included promotion through mass media, brand names such as ‘Youth Horizon’, and condom distribution through peer educators and youth-friendly outlets.DocumentPreventing HIV/AIDS and promoting sexual health among especially vulnerable young people
Safe Passages to Adulthood, 2002This document reports on an expert group meeting on young people's sexual health. The good practice guide introduces practitioners, policy-makers and researchers to two distinct but related concepts - risk and vulnerability.DocumentGuidelines for counselling children who are infected with HIV or affected by HIV and Aids
South African AIDS Training Programme, 2003This booklet is intended for counselors working with children who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.DocumentBuilding blocks: Africa-wide briefing notes
International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2003These briefing notes for working with children are organised into an overview and five sections:EducationHealth and nutritionPsychosocial supportSocial inclusionEconomic strengtheningEach briefing note provides issues and principles for guiding strategy, while drawing on best practice from programme experience.DocumentChildren, HIV/AIDS and communication in South Africa: a literature review
Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation, South Africa, 2002This commissioned report aimed to to provide insight into issues related to communication of HIV/AIDS to children in the 3-12 year age group, with an emphasis on South Africa.DocumentReducing girls' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: the Thai approach
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 1999This publication look specifically at the issue of the common practice in Thailand of young girls entering the sex industry. The author states that it is common, even usual in some areas, for parents to sell their daughters into sex work.DocumentSuffering in silence: the links between human rights abuses and HIV transmission to girls in Zambia
Human Rights Watch, 2002This document reports on high rates of sexual violence and coercion against girls in Zambia as a significant causal factor in the extremely high rates of HIV infection among that group.The report documents girls' testimonies of several categories of abuse that heighten girls’ risk of HIV infection, includingsexual assault of girls by family members, particularly the shocking and all too