Cultural and Religious Practices, the Lack of Educational Resources, and their Role in the Perpetuation of Female Genital Mutilation [PDF]
, 2013 Some form of female genital mutilation or circumcision takes place in most countries in Africa. This project aims to show that male dominance, culture, tradition, religion and ignorance of basic human rights play a pivotal role in the perpetuation of ...
Clarke, Claudelle
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Increasing Coverage of Antiretroviral Therapy and Male Medical Circumcision in HIV Hyperendemic Countries: A Cost-Benefit Analysis [PDF]
, 2015 HIV continues to cause the largest number of disability-adjusted life years of any disease in HIV hyperendemic countries (i.e., countries with an adult HIV prevalence >15%).
Bloom, David E. +3 more
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No. 24: Spaces of Vulnerability: Migration and HIV/AIDS in South Africa [PDF]
, 2002 Seventy per cent of the 36 million people infected worldwide with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa and within this region the countries of Southern Africa are the worst affected.
Crush, Jonathan +3 more
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Male circumcision uptake and misperceived norms about male circumcision: Cross-sectional, population-based study in rural Uganda. [PDF]
J Glob Health, 2023 Perkins JM +12 more
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The determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors : evidence from Lesotho [PDF]
This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors using the 2004Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey.
Corno, Lucia, de Walque, Damien
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New Approaches to HIV Prevention: Accelerating Research and Ensuring Future Access [PDF]
, 2006 Summarizes the state of research on new HIV prevention approaches and recommends ways to accelerate research and ensure rapid access to new prevention ...
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The Influence of Religious Beliefs and Ethnic Diversity on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Latin America and Muslim Countries [PDF]
In the absence of substantial differences in the growth rates of per capita GDP across countries, what are the factors that explain the rapid spread of the HIV infection within a nation? This is an empirical question that needs to be explained.
DelaCruz, Juan J
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Know your HIV epidemic (KYE) report: review of the HIV epidemic in South Africa.
, 2011 In order to update and consolidate South Africa’s evidence base for HIV-prevention interventions, it was decided by the Government of South Africa to commission a synthesis of the available data on the epidemiology of prevalent and incident HIV ...
Chikwava, Fadzai +6 more
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Black Women's Perceptions Towards Infant and Child Male Circumcision. [PDF]
Matern Child Health J, 2023 Palmer E, Marais L, Engelbrecht M.
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HIV and Income Inequality: If There is a Link, What Does It Tell Us? [PDF]
There is a striking variation in the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among countries and regions of the world, with a distinct geographical pattern. This paper explores the link between income inequality and HIV.
Göran Holmqvist
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