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We conducted a study among HIV-positive men and women in Honduras to describe demographics, HIV risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infection prevalence, and identify correlates of uns ...
BACKGROUND: Women of color comprise a growing proportion of U.S. HIV/AIDS cases and are poorly represented in HIV/AIDS clinical trials. Improved understanding of reasons for low Latina representation ...
The number of HIV-positive Latinas of child-bearing age living on the US-Mexico border is a growing concern. Little is known about how religious beliefs influence the reproductive health decisions of ...
Although transgender individuals are a highly vulnerable segment of El Salvador's population, the national political climate has only recently begun to support HIV programming that is tailored to thei ...
In Mexico, male sex workers (MSW) and travesti, transgender and transsexual (TTT) sex workers are among the groups most affected by HIV. They suffer from stigma and discrimination, yet are often absen ...
The purpose of this review paper is to provide information and guidance to those in the health care setting about why it is important to combat HIV-related stigma and how to successfully address its c ...
This article examines the co-occurrence of correct and incorrect knowledge about documented and undocumented modes of HIV transmission among women of childbearing age in El Salvador, and the relations ...
In Nicaragua, HIV has been largely seen as a medical issue. This article makes the case for preventing the potential epidemic from a gender and youth perspective. Puntos de Encuentro is a mass communi ...
Background: Stigma and discrimination (S&D) are seen as key barriers to an effective response to HIV/AIDS. But little has been undertaken to define clearer means of measuring and understanding S&D. Th ...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic along Honduras' north coast has intensified in recent years and become particularly severe in Garífuna communities. Based on a qualitative study in the community of Las Espinas a ...
The project “Mo Kexteya: Reduction of Stigma and Discrimination Related to HIV/AIDS in Mexico” with the support of the Policy Project, Macro Measure Evaluation and USAID, completed the first phase, a ...
Lori presented results of the field test of a proposed Stigma and Discrimination Index that was carried out in Mexico and South Africa. An index combines indicators within a particular domain to achie ...
