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  Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing, and HIV seroprevalence in Ugandan hospitals

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2008

  This report published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization examines the uptake of free HIV counselling and testing programmes in two large Ugandan hospitals. The report finds that of those offered HIV testing, 98 percent accepted. In those who had not previously tested HIV-positive, the overall HIV prevalence was 25 percent, with 81 percent being tested for the first time.
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  HIV/AIDS on the campus: universities and the threat of an epidemic

  African Higher Education Research Online, 2006

  Many sub Saharan African universities have been slow to respond to HIV/AIDS pandemic. This report from African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO) analyses why universities respond the way that they do and in particular focuses on developments in Ugandan universities, a country known for its forward looking approach to HIV/AIDS.
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  YouthLens No. 21: Integrating reproductive health and HIV services for youth

  YouthNet, Family Health International, 2007

  Often health services for young people address contraception or prevention of HIV/STIs, but not both. Would an integrated approach to sexual health services reduce unwanted pregnancies and HIV/STIs among young people? This briefing paper reports on the findings of a series of studies that examined this question.
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  Social communications and AIDS population behaviour changes in Uganda compared to other countries

  Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation, South Africa, 2004

  This study from CADRE examines communications through social networks associated with population behaviour change and a decline in HIV prevalence in Uganda compared with other countries.
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  HIV/AIDS as a security issue in Africa: lessons from Uganda

  International Crisis Group, 2004

  This report is the third in a series on HIV/AIDS as a security issue from the International Crisis Group (ICG), and draws on the policy experience of Uganda. The report asserts that HIV/AIDS prevention and conflict prevention should go hand in hand: evidence suggests that war can lead to increased risks of HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS can make conflicts worse.
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  Local government responses to HIV/AIDS: a handbook

  World Bank, 2003

  This handbook is written for local government authorities (LGA) that are interested in developing or strengthening local responses to HIV/AIDS.