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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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Risky Sex and HIV Acquisition Among HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Zambia, 2002-2012: What Does Alcohol Have To Do With It? [PDF]

, 2017
In this paper we evaluate the effects of heavy alcohol consumption on sexual behavior, HIV acquisition, and antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation in a longitudinal open cohort of 1929 serodiscordant couples in Lusaka, Zambia from 2002 to  ...
Allen, Susan, Brill, Ilene, Chomba, Elwyn, Comulada, W Scott, Gorbach, Pamina M, Javanbakht, Marjan, Joseph Davey, Dvora, Khu, Naw Htee, Kilembe, William, Mulenga, Joseph, Tichacek, Amanda, Vwalika, Bellington, Wall, Kristin M   +12 more
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Prevalence and perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision among University of Juba students, South Sudan

South Sudan Medical Journal
Introduction: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is one of the key interventions against heterosexual spread of HIV. However,  its prevalence in South Sudan is not clearly understood.
K. Alier, Akway M. Cham, Jonathan Majok, K. Sube, Achan Nyang, Ezbon WApary, J. Malek, John Makuei, Jok Malith, Lual Mayuol, Yak Adim   +10 more
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Tanzania HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2003-04 [PDF]

, 2005
The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) authorised the National Bureau of Statistics\ud (NBS) to conduct the THIS. The THIS is the first household survey of its kind to be conducted in Tanzania.\ud The survey covered the Tanzania Mainland only.The ...
National Bureau of Statistics Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (NBS), ORC Macro, (ORCM), Tanzania Commission for AIDS Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (TACAIDS)   +2 more
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Is there scope for cost savings and efficiency gains in HIV services? A systematic review of the evidence from low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the data available--on costs, efficiency and economies of scale and scope--for the six basic programmes of the UNAIDS Strategic Investment Framework, to inform those planning the scale-up of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
Aliyu, Anna Vassall, Aracena-Genao, Babigumira, Bautista-Arredondo, Bikilla, Binagwaho, Bratt, Brinkhof, Carol Dayo Obure, Chandrashekar, Chang, Claudia B Maier, Cleary, Contreras-Hernandez, Creese, Dandona, Dandona, Dandona, Dandona, Dandona, Deghaye, Drummond, Forsythe, Fung, Galárraga, Galárraga, Grabbe, Guinness, Guinness, Harling, Harling, Hausler, Hounton, Hsu, Jaffar, John, John, Johns, Karl L Dehne, Kevany, Kitajima, Koenig, Kumar, Kumaranayake, Long, Long, Loubiere, Mariana Siapka, Marques, Marseille, Marseille, Martinson, McConnel, Menzies, Menzies, Menzies, Michelle Remme, Minh, Moher, Moses, Nakakeeto, Negin, Obure, Orlando, Renaud, Robberstad, Rosen, Santa-Ana-Tellez, Schwartländer, Shepperd, Siregar, Stringer, Sweat, Sweeney, Söderlund, Terris-Prestholt, Terris-Prestholt, Tumwesigye, Uyei, Vassall, Vickerman, Walker, Wilkinson, Zachariah, Zeng   +85 more
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Early resumption of sexual activity following voluntary medical male circumcision in Botswana: A qualitative study.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Unprotected sexual intercourse after undergoing voluntary medical male circumcision but prior to complete wound healing can lead to major adverse events including HIV acquisition.
Jenny H Ledikwe, Nankie M Ramabu, Lisa P Spees, Scott Barnhart, Conrad Ntsuape, Bazghina-Werq Semo, Kathleen E Wirth   +6 more
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Islamic headscarves and female circumcision: Unveiling the threat posed by Islam to human rights [PDF]

, 2005
This paper is, in part, a response to the NZPGLeJ Editor-in-Chief Herman Salton’s article,“‘Veiled Threats?’ Islam, Headscarves and Freedom of Religion in France and the United States”, which was published in the first issue of this journal.
Williamson, Myra Elsie Jane Bell
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Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Male circumcision (MC) status and genital infection risk are interlinked and MC is now part of HIV prevention programs worldwide. Current MC prevalence is not known for all countries globally.
Aaron A. R. Tobian, BJ Morris, Brian J. Morris, Catherine A. Hankins, Esther B. Henebeng, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Joya Banerjee, Richard G. Wamai   +7 more
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A prospective cohort study of safety and patient satisfaction of voluntary medical male circumcision in Botswana.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Randomized trials have shown that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in men. However, the rate of complications associated with the surgical procedure varies from 0.7% to 37.4% in real-world ...
Kathleen E Wirth, Bazghina-Werq Semo, Lisa P Spees, Conrad Ntsuape, Scott Barnhart, Jenny H Ledikwe   +5 more
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Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities, challenges, and change in the era of antiretroviral treatment.

, 2006
Rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programmes is happening in Africa, driven by international advocacy and policy directives and supported by unprecedented donor funding and technical assistance.
Churchyard, Gavin J, Corbett, Elizabeth L, De Cock, Kevin M, Marston, Barbara   +3 more
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