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  Fulfilling reproductive rights for women affected by HIV/AIDS: a tool for monitoring progress toward three Millennium Development Goals

  International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, 2006

  All local government and NGO programmes targeting HIV-positive women must include HIV-positive women in policy and programme design, monitoring and evaluation. This is just one of the suggested indicators to measure progress on fulfilling reproductive rights for women affected by HIV and AIDS.
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  Psychosocial challenges and interventions for women affected by conflict

  Women for Women International, 2006

  The articles in this journal edition highlight the psychological and social difficulties encountered by conflict-affected women. The general hardship and trauma of conflict is often compounded further by gender-based violence, which takes a heavy toll on women's mental health.
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  Gender-Based Violence, Relationship Power, and Risk of HIV Infection in Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in South Africa

  Gender Advocacy Programme, South Africa, 2004

  Gender-based violence and gender inequality are increasingly cited as important determinants of women's HIV risk; yet empirical research on possible connections remains limited. This report presents findings of a cross-sectional study of 1366 at four health centres in Soweto, South Africa, who accepted routine antenatal HIV testing.
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  Women's Experiences of Economic Liberalisation: Confronting Challenges, Developing Opportunities

  International Gender and Trade Network, 2006

  Although agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have often been devastating to women, their families and their communities in the United States, relatively few American women have heard of them or are debating their impact. In 2002, the Center of Concern decided to encourage women in the U.S. to begin this discussion.
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  Relationships and Sex: A Guide for Women with HIV

  Terrence Higgins Trust, 2005

  Being HIV positive can often make you feel that it's just too difficult to have an intimate relationship with anyone. But you are the same person you were before you became HIV positive; your ability to form relationships need not alter because of HIV.
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  Women's Treatment Literacy Toolkit

  Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information and Dissemination Service, 2005

  In Southern Africa, there are 13 women living with HIV for every 10 infected men, and this gap continues to widen.
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  Sexual and Reproductive Health for HIV-Positive Women and Adolescent Girls: Manual for Trainers and Programme Managers

  2006

  Sexual and reproductive rights apply to all individuals regardless of HIV status. Yet more often than not, the rights of HIV positive women and adolescent girls are not recognised or given priority. Health workers need both training and support to eliminate stigma and discrimination towards women living with HIV and to provide quality safe and compassionate care to HIV positive women.
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  HIV, AIDS and Women who Have Sex with Women

  SIDAnet - Lusophone Association, 2002

  Although sex between women is considered lower risk than heterosexual sex, it can still transmit HIV. Women who have sex with women (WSW) can reduce the risk of contracting HIV by being aware of their own HIV status and revealing it to their partner.
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  Positive Women and Microbicides

  Global Campaign for Microbicides, 2006

  For HIV-positive women effective microbicides may prove to be crucial for the exercise of their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Ensuring that microbicides are safe, affordable and meet the needs of HIV-positive women, demands targeted research. This article explains how microbicides can potentially enhance the lives of HIV positive women and their families.
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  Removed from HIV07 - Practices and Perceptions of Positive Women in Abidjan and Bobo-Dioulasso

  Editions Karthala, 2000

  Breastfeeding is one of the ways in which HIV can be transmitted, but women are not always free to decide whether to breastfeed or not their babies. Their choice may be determined by many constraints. This study seeks to explore the perceptions and practices of HIV-positive women around breastfeeding in Abidjan et Bobo-Dioulasso, in the Ivory Coast.

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