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- World AIDS meeting: part science, part circus. Birmingham, Karen // Nature Medicine;Aug2002, Vol. 8 Issue 8, p767
Focuses on proceedings of XIV International AIDS conference that was held in Barcelona, Spain. Features of the conference that distinguishes it from other such conferences; Contribution made by the U.S. to the Global Fund for AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria, as of August 2003; Venue for the XV...
- Confronting the challenges of HIV/AIDS information dissemination: report of the one-day HIV-AIDS Information Summit. Carr, Alan F. // Journal of the Medical Library Association;Apr2004, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p273
The article reports on a one-day HIV/AIDS Information Summit sponsored by the Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library (PSRML), one of the eight regional offices of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, in cooperation with the California AIDS Clearinghouse (CAC), which was held at the...
- Validation of a Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV) among Chinese people living with HIV/AIDS in Hong Kong. Lau, Joseph T. F.; Hi Yi Tsui; Patrick, Li C. K.; Rita, Chung W. Y.; Molassiotis, Alexander // Quality of Life Research;Aug2006, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p1079
Objectives: To evaluate the Chinese version of the 35-item Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV) in Chinese people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 242 ethnic Chinese PLWHA in Hong Kong was conducted. Results: Cronbach�s as of the eight multi-item...
- Prevalencia de infecci�n por VIH en la poblaci�n adulta en M�xico: una epidemia en ascenso y expansi�n. Valdespino, Jos� Luis; Garc�a-Garc�a, Ma. de Lourdes; Conde-Gonz�lez, Carlos J.; Olaiz-Fern�ndez, Gustavo; Palma, Oswaldo; Sep�lveda, Jaime // Salud P�blica de M�xico;may/jun2007 supplement, Vol. 49, pS386
Objective. UNAIDS has recognized that estimating HIV infection at a national or regional level is important for evaluation, program planning and advocacy. Following this recommendation, the purpose of this study was to estimate the magnitude of HIV infection prevalence among adults from the...
- Educaci�n sobre sexualidad y prevenci�n del VIH: un diagn�stico para Am�rica Latina y el Caribe. DeMaria, Lisa M.; Gal�rraga, Omar; Campero, Lourdes; Walker, Dilys M. // Revista Panamericana de Salud P�blica;Dec2009, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p485
Objective. To present, through an evaluation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the current regulatory and curricular landscape of sexuality and HIV prevention in the school setting, and contrast it with sexual behaviors as reported by demographic and health surveys. Methods. In May 2008, with...
- Criteria for detecting and understanding changes in the risk of HIY infection at a national level in generalised epidemics. Garnett, G. P.; Gregson, S.; Stanecki, K. A. // Sexually Transmitted Infections;Apr2006 Supplement 1, Vol. 82, pi48
Identification of causes of changes in prevalence and incidence of HIV at a national level is important for planning future prevention and intervention needs. However, the slow progression to disease and the sensitive and stigmatising nature of the associated behaviours can make this difficult....
- Barriers to HIV Testing in Côte d'Ivoire: The Role of Individual Characteristics and Testing Modalities. Jean, Ké vin; Anglaret, Xavier; Moh, Raoul; Lert, France; Dray-Spira, Rosemary // PLoS ONE;Jul2012, Vol. 7 Issue 7, p1
Background: Expanding HIV testing requires a better understanding of barriers to its uptake. We investigated barriers to HIV testing in Côte d'Ivoire, taking into account test circumstances (client vs. provider-initiated). Methods: We used data from the 2005 nationally representative...
- Public knowledge of AIDS in Norway 1986-1989. Kraft, P�l // Health Education Research;Mar1992, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p21
The article presents information on a study related to public knowledge of AIDS in Norway during 1986-1989. The study involves five nationwide interviews of Norwegian adults. The first issue in the public survey deals with changes in public knowledge about the modes of HIV transmission. The...
