Master Class: HIV Transmission
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July 2nd, 2009 Posted in Education, Public Health, Society Several factors are important in determining if the HIV virus can be passed from an infected person to another person. These include biological and social factors and they relate to both the exposed and the “infector” individuals. This conceptual framework summarises only the biological factors that influence HIV transmission. When assessing the risk of infection, each of them should be considered in turn and as a whole. Exposur... Read Full Story
Thinking inside the Box: You Are the Man!
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INTERMEZZO: (not-) Travelling with HIV
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“In early 2005, a small but determined group of Korean vigilantes began stalking foreign English teachers (sometimes for months at a time) and feeding the press with sordid stories of their relations with Korean women. Their goal was to influence public opinion and push the government for the means to deport “illegal English teachers” from the country.” Read Full Story
Mumbai’s NGO Campaigns to Normalise Condoms
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Protecting the Protection
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A coalition of labor unions started a campaign to free condom from bondage in a major drug store chain in the US. The “Cure CVS: Unlock the Condoms Initiative” is concerned “that young people are less likely to ask a store associate for access to the condoms, exposing them to a greater chance of contracting HIV/AIDS or becoming pregnant if they don’t use such contraceptives.” Read Full Story
HIV Prevention: Condoms work!
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Despite an increase in intergenerational sex amongst female teenagers, despite an increase in the number of multiple partners amongst men age 15-24, despite a decrease in HIV prevention knowledge, the third South African National HIV survey conducted in 2008 showed a promising decline in the number of HIV infections amongst the 15-24 years old. Read Full Story
HIV Prevention: Ignoring the evidences, missing the targets
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Reaching out to hidden MSM in Thailand
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HIV Prevention: an Overview
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INTERMEZZO: Holidaying with HIV
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