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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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    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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    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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    National HIV/Aids policy: a call for renewed action

    Malawi National AIDS Commission, 2003
    Malawi has been severely affected by HIV/AIDS. The first case of AIDS in the country was diagnosed in 1985. Since then, epidemiological data show an escalating epidemic. In a sample of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in urban Blantyre, HIV seroprevalence rose from 2.6% in 1986 to over 30% in 1998, decreasing only slightly to 28.5% in 2001.
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    Fertility in African communities affected by HIV

    Knowledge Services, IDS, 2011
    This "Studies of HIV in African communities 'Highlights'", which was produced by IDS Knowledge Services with partners in the ALPHA Network, includes findings and recommendations around the topic of fertility in African communities affected by HIV.  This publication is based on the research which came out of the ALPHA Network's seventh workshop on 'HIV & Fertility: an examination
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    Effects of a mass media intervention on HIV-related stigma: ‘Radio Diaries’ program in Malawi

    Health Education Research, 2011
    HIV-related stigma has been recognised as a significant public health issue, yet gaps remain in development and evaluation of mass media interventions to reduce stigma. The Malawi ‘Radio Diaries’ (RD) programme features people with HIV telling stories about their everyday lives. This study evaluates the programme's effects on stigma and the additional effects of group discussion.

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