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    The economic consequences for parents of losing an adult child to AIDS: evidence from Thailand

    Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2002
    This report examines the economic consequences for parents of losing an adult child to AIDS in Thailand with emphasis on the effects of parental caregiving.
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    Suffering in silence: the links between human rights abuses and HIV transmission to girls in Zambia

    Human Rights Watch, 2002
    This 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
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    Initiating second generation HIV surveillance systems: practical guidelines

    WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2002
    These guidelines, produced by the WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HSI), are designed to assist National AIDS Programmes (NAPs) and Ministries of Health in implementing second generation HIV surveillance systems through a logical and standardised process.
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    The impact of voluntary counselling and testing: a global review of the benefits and challenges

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2001
    Many approaches to HIV prevention and care require people to know their HIV status. The importance of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) has brought about the wider promotion and development of VCT services.
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    Guidelines for sexually transmitted infections surveillance

    WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1999
    This is a technical document intended primarily for health ministries.Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major global cause of acute illness, infertility, long-term disability and death, with severe medical and psychological consequences for millions of men, women and infants. The impact of these diseases is magnified by their potential to facilitate the spread of HIV infection.
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    Gender and AIDS almanac

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2001
    This documents provides an overview of the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic by gender and considers prevention and care issues, especially as they relate to women.The document also discusses societal issues as they affect women and the impact of HIV/AIDS.
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    Gender-based violence and reproductive health & HIV/AIDS

    Population Reference Bureau, 2002
    This paper provides a summary of a day long technical update on gender-based violence (GBV) and reproductive health (RH) /HIV (HIV). The objective of the meeting was to: 1) launch a process for considering GBV in relation to RH and HIV in USAID'S population, health, and nutrition portfolio; and 2) explore ways of integrating GBV into RH/HIV programs.
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    Reproductive choice and women living with HIV/AIDS

    IPAS, 2002
    One area in which stigma and discrimination affect women living with HIV/AIDS (WHA) is reproductive health. This report summarizes available information concerning barriers and discrimination that WHA face in exercising their full sexual and reproductive rights concerning pregnancy.
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    Gender differentials in adult mortality in India: with notes on rural-urban contrasts

    Centre For Economic And Social Studies, India, 2002
    This paper is a preliminary exploration of the trends and spatial variation in gender differentials in adult mortality in India, as also of the related rural-urban differentials. It pays particular attention to female mortality in two prime reproductive age groups 15 - 29 and 30 - 44.
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    Journeys of jeopardy: a commentary on current research on trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation within Europe

    International Organization for Migration, 2002
    The aim of this review is to summarize what is already known about child trafficking in Europe, to organize the material into key themes, to critically assess the knowledge base and to identify gaps and future challenges.To date, the emphasis in research on trafficking for sexual exploitation has been on:estimating the scale of the problemmapping routes and relationships between cou

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