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Older-age parents and the AIDS epidemic in Thailand: Changing impacts in the era of antiretroviral therapy

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The purpose of this publication is to disseminate the findings of the report on “Older-age parents and the AIDS epidemic in Thailand:Changing impacts in the era of Antiretroviral Therapy” to assist policymakers addressing similar contextual environments to further understand the epidemic and its impact on elderly caregivers. The report represents one of the few research works on the impact of HIV and AIDS on the lives of persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families in the region. It serves more...

Added by Zunia on March 18, 2010

HIV testing and mental illness

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As more HIV-positive people access treatment and live longer, the number of people suffering from HIV-related mental disorders is growing, but mental health remains an ethical, legal and clinical minefield, where many doctors and nurses fear to tread – and fear to test.

Added by Laura Lopez Gonzalez, PlusNews on March 18, 2010

Top Tips For Living Well with HIV

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The tips on booklet have been collected from a range of people, including HIV-positive people, HIV educators, HIV treatments experts, and HIV clinicians, and have been identified as among the most important things people with HIV need to know about managing their health and well-being. The Contacts page of booklet has the contact details of your local AIDS councils and People Living With HIV (PLHIV) organisations, as well as other organisations that can provide you with more more...

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

Ahead of time: A practical guide for growing older with HIV

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This is a new booklet developed by AFAO and NAPWA, in conjunction with ACON. This booklet includes up to date information about HIV and the ageing process that is relevant to the lives and health of people living with and growing older with HIV - so they can prepare and plan for their future health needs. The booklet also contains a comprehensive list of service providers’ contact details.

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

Working for a world without AIDS

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This publication contains an update on the latest progress in research, the work and mission of IAVI, the commitments made by the European Union in support of AIDS vaccine R&D and the crucial role Europe can play in supporting the search for an AIDS vaccine.

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

Positive prevention : A guide for people living with HIV, service providers and policy makers

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It aims to help promote, understand and implement rights-based strategies for addressing the prevention needs of people living with HIV.

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Barriers to preventative TB therapy uptake in South Africa

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plusnews.org -

New research suggests that the poor knowledge and attitudes of doctors and healthcare workers in South Africa are limiting access to preventative tuberculosis (TB) therapy. The qualitative study by the health research non-profit, the Aurum Institute, found that many doctors and health workers shied away from prescribing isoniazid preventative therapy (IPT), in which daily doses of the antibiotic isoniazid are administered for at least six months to reduce TB risk in HIV-positive people. more...

Added by Laura Lopez Gonzalez, PlusNews on March 16, 2010

Straight talk with Global Fund director Michel Kazatchkine

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The executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine, sat down with IRIN/PlusNews at the launch of the organization's 2010 report, where he answered some hard questions on what may be a turning point in HIV/AIDS funding.

Added by Laura Lopez Gonzalez, PlusNews on March 15, 2010

HIV in West Africa: Plan's Regional Response Strategy

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Plan West Africa’s Regional HIV Response Strategy is the end result of a consultation incorporating input from all West Africa Regional Office country offices, as well as from the Region of Eastern and Southern Africa and National Offices. In June 2006, Plan adopted the document “Creating a Climate for Innovation” as its Global HIV Programme Framework. This document, updated in April 2008, recognises the diversity of HIV epidemics in various regions of the world – both in terms of more...

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Adolescent Sexual Health in West Africa: Rights, Realities, Responses

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The report states that despite massive donor investments to combat HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, adolescents are often neglected in social development initiatives and national health policies and programmes. This is turn, it argues, contributes to increasing their sexual health risks and making them much more vulnerable to HIV.

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

The Scrutinize Campaign: A Youth HIV Prevention Campaign Addressing Multiple and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships

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aidstar-one.com -

Victor Scrutinize was the animated star of the Scrutinize Campaign, a year-long series of HIV prevention ads launched on South African television in June 2008. Irreverent and humorous, with strong, colorful visuals, the campaign's ads were markedly different from previous South African HIV prevention campaigns for youth. Rather than telling the audience what to do, the Scrutinize Campaign's messaging encouraged those in the audience to scrutinize their own behavior and resulted in dramatic more...

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Exchange on HIV/AIDS, Sexuality and Gender

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The focus of this special issue is multiple and concurrent partners (MCPs) and the spread of HIV. The articles discuss how the prevalence of MCPs is affecting the health of young people in Malawi, India, and South Africa and what sorts of programs are trying to reduce the incidence of MCPs among youth.

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

The Association between Remarriage and HIV Infection

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The literature shows that divorced, separated, and widowed individuals in Africa are at significantly increased risk for HIV. The results of this study further show that remarried individuals form a large portion of the population—usually larger than the divorced, separated, or widowed—and that they also have higher than average HIV prevalence.

Added by Zunia on March 13, 2010

Comparing Condom Use with Different Types of Partners

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Based on nationally representative samples from 13 Sub-Saharan African countries, this paper reinforces and expands previous findings that condom use in general is low in this region, men report using condoms more frequently than women, and unmarried individuals report they use condoms more frequently than married individuals with their spouse.

Added by Zunia on March 13, 2010

Comparison of HIV Prevalence Estimates for Zimbabwe from National Antenatal Clinic Surveillance (2006) and the 2005-06 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (English)

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The purpose of this study is to compare HIV prevalence estimates obtained from the 2006 ANC surveillance survey with estimates obtained from the 2005-06 population-based Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), and to assess the use of three residential classifications— rural, urban, and other—in deriving HIV estimates.

Added by Zunia on March 11, 2010

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