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Protecting the unprotected: mixed-method research on drug use, sex work and rights in Pakistan's fight against HIV/AIDS.

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the nature and extent of human rights abuses against three vulnerable groups (injecting drug users (IDUs) and male and female sex workers), to understand the social and sexu ...

Last updated on October 11 2011 at 16:24

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In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated risk perceptions, knowledge, beliefs and social distance of the Turkish high school student related to AIDS. In 2004, data were collected from the provinces ...

Last updated on May 24 2012 at 19:11

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BACKGROUND: Although adequate knowledge about HIV infection and effective antitransmission measures, such as taking universal precautions in the handling of blood and other body fluids, are important ...

Last updated on October 11 2011 at 15:47

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Central Asia has experienced a rapid increase in HIV. HIV interventions and prevention programmes are needed that adequately appreciate and account for the ways that ongoing cultural, political, and e ...

Last updated on October 13 2011 at 16:44

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Differences in relationship power dynamics or migration factors may affect knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in resettling Migrant w ...

Last updated on October 11 2011 at 16:40

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Several studies regarding knowledge and attitudes of dental students towards HIV/AIDS have been reported from various countries. However, to the best of our knowledge, an international comparison betw ...

Last updated on October 11 2011 at 16:33

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HIV transmission and occurrence of AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) is increasing, while access to ART in the region lags behind most low to middle-income countries. Like in othe ...

Last updated on November 10 2011 at 16:23

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OBJECTIVE: To determine attitudes toward and utilization of testing for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B among obstetric care providers in Kabul, Afghanistan. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: ...

Last updated on October 11 2011 at 15:24

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Successful outreach to most-at-risk populations (MARPs) recognizes the sociocultural context and particularly the gendered norms in which MARPs live. This case study (one of nine in a series) document ...

Last updated on September 26 2011 at 20:22

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HIV in Europe, an initiative of European HIV/AIDS clinicians, research, policy and civil society organisations, was formed in 2007 to combine efforts in order to better understand, communicate, and ad ...

Last updated on July 28 2011 at 16:08

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Participants in preventive HIV vaccine trials may experience negative social consequences of trial participation, including problems related to a vaccine-induced positive HIV antibody test, yet few va ...

Last updated on November 10 2011 at 17:19

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This curriculum was developed for people living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa region who wanted to create workshops that provide space for their supportive physicians to discuss stigma ...

Last updated on May 11 2011 at 18:40

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Background: People living with HIV (PLHIV) sometimes experience discrimination. There is little understanding of the causes, forms and consequences of this stigma in Islamic countries. This qualitativ ...

Last updated on May 11 2011 at 19:15

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Research on the social and behavioral aspects of AIDS in the Arab world is relatively scarce despite the efforts of a few scholars over the last quarter century. AIDS-related stigma and discrimination ...

Last updated on May 12 2011 at 18:40

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of health education on the knowledge and attitudes of paramedical students in Saudi Arabia toward HIV/AIDS. METHODS: We carried out an interventional study on a sample ...

Last updated on November 15 2011 at 15:12

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Prevalence rates for condom use are low across the Middle East despite limited alternate contraceptive options and growing awareness of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV/AIDS. Virtually no ...

Last updated on May 9 2011 at 20:23

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In this study we examined the social construction of stigma toward HIV/AIDS in the Israeli press by comparing newspaper articles on HIV/AIDS, a highly stigmatized illness, and heart disease, a nonstig ...

Last updated on November 15 2011 at 15:26

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On February 4, 2006, in Tunis, 26 participants from nine countries made history when they came together for the first leadership and networking workshop held exclusively for Arab people living with HI ...

Last updated on May 9 2011 at 19:02

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Worldwide, approximately three million needlestick or sharps injuries occur annually during healthcare procedures, with an estimated 18–35 healthcare professionals (HCPs) acquiring HIV each year as a ...

Last updated on June 28 2012 at 18:21

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