Despite seemingly contradictory results from two major studies, STI prevention and control remains one of the most effective ways to reduce HIV transmission in many populations at risk and a critical public health priority.. In August 1995, the results of a landmark study demonstrated that community-based treatment of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) could dramatically reduce HIV incidence.1 Strong biological and epidemiological evidence had long pointed
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201. FRIEL, P. (World Health Organization) [Estimating condoms needs and condom purchase specifications, costs] Personal communication, Dec. 1990, Feb. 1997. 202. FRIEL, P. (United Nations Population Fund) [Financing condoms] Personal communication, Feb. 2, 7999. 203. FUGH-BERMAN, A. (National Institute for Child Health and Development) [Studies of new condoms] Personal communication, Feb. 9, 1998. 204. GAY, P. Young women and condom use. Presented at the 2nd Annual National Symposium
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401 . PEPIN, 1., DUNN, D., GAYE, L, ALONSO, P., EGBOGA, A., TEDDER, R., PIOT, P., BERRY, N., SCHELLENBERG, D., and WHITTLE, H. HIV-2 infection among prostitutes working in The Gambia: Association with serological evidence of genital altar diseases and with generalized lymphadenopathy. AIDS 5(1): 69-75. Jan. 1991. 402. PERLEZ, 1. Spread of AIDS is worrying Uganda. New York Times Jan. 30, 1991 . 403. PETERSON, L.S., LONDON, K.A., and ARMA, J.C. Determinants of inconsistent use of coitus-dependent
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Infections among drug users. Antonio Carlos de Castro Toledo Jr.*. Resumo. As infecções são complicações muito freqüentes em usuários de drogas, constituindo a principal causa de internação e de óbito nessa população. O funcionamento do sistema imunológico em pacientes usuários de drogas não é bem conhecido. Apesar de alguns estudos in vitro demonstrarem uma possível imunodeficiência celular relacionada ao uso de drogas, a importância clínica desse fato não está bem estabelecida.
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As the growing number of children losing parents to AIDS overwhelms fragile social safety nets, many believe that strengthening community-based efforts is the only hope for building effective, sustainable support systems for orphans and other vulnerable children. . MaTsepo* likes her work as coordinator of a support group in Soweto, South Africa, because she can help comfort women like herself who are learning to live with HIV. But she still has questions about the
Revista / Publicado em 12 de fevereiro de 2001
By building partnerships and measuring results, the Lesedi HIV/AIDS Prevention Project has translated initial success into a formula for sustainability in South Africa's mining communities. . The women of Virginia, a mining community in South Africa’s Free State Province, call the project "Lesedi," or "We have seen the light." Once suspicious of the free diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) the project offered -- and of its connection with HIV
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Increasing concern about violence against women and the role of commercial sex in HIV epidemics has led to high-profile efforts to understand the forces that drive trafficking and identify the best options for preventing such exploitation of women and children.. An age-old problem that has plagued almost every society in recorded history, trafficking in women and children is a grim reality of modern life in many countries. Every day, young people striving for a better
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With an ambitious effort to standardize testing procedures, the national public health laboratory makes an important contribution to Ghana’s response to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases that can serve as a model for countries in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.. Providing the prompt, accurate diagnostic services so critical to effective health services is a challenge in countries with limited resources. Even in Ghana -- a country with a well-established public
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The painful experience of one Salvadoran man who tested positive for HIV illustrates the urgent need to ensure the quality and confidentiality of HIV counseling and testing in El Salvador -- a need that is starting to be met with training in state-of-the-art counseling techniques and principles.. In 1991, when Jorge (a pseudonym) found out that he was HIV-positive, HIV/AIDS was almost unheard of in El Salvador. A total of 132 AIDS cases were reported to health officials
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Data Flowchart Proposal in the Computerization Project of the Day Hospital Towards the HIV Infected Patients in Juiz de Fora - Mg Flujo de Datos del Hospital Día Para Infectados por el Hiv en Juiz de Fora - Mg Cristina Arreguy-Sena * Resumo: Conciliando estudo com experiência profissional, percebeu-se a necessidade de disponibilizar mais tempo da equipe de enfermagem para o atendimento direto aos infectados pelo HIV /doentes da Aids e seus familiares na modalidade de atendimento
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