Published in International journal of epidemiology
Improving condom use rate is very important in order to prevent an HIV epidemic among the two types of CSW. This study also suggests it is important to prevent sexually transmitted disease (STD) such as Chlamydia trachomatis infection. The STD control programme could be efficient for HIV prevention, especially among DCSW.
Published in AIDS weekly
A survey conducted by MarkData showed that more than half of all South Africans are exposed to the risk of HIV infection. Based on a sample of 2200 South Africans, the national survey indicated that between 55% and 65% of the population were exposed to either extreme, substantial, or significant risk of infection. The government estimates that 1700...
Published in AIDS analysis Africa
This article clarifies the meaning of South Africa's Employment Equity Act, which includes HIV testing in the workplace. This historic piece of legislation is intended to promote equality and equal opportunity in the workplace. Among other things, the Act prohibits employers to conduct pre-employment HIV testing unless the Labor Court has given per...
Published in Sexual health exchange
AIDS is steeped in moral judgments about who becomes infected with HIV. Consequently, an AIDS diagnosis inevitably brings with it feelings of shame, guilt, loss, depression, fear of disclosure and some form of self-imposed isolation. Because of the stigma of an HIV-positive diagnosis, people are often reluctant to come forward and be tested, which ...
Published in International journal of STD & AIDS
This paper describes the characteristics of HIV-2 seropositive and seronegative cases in Mumbai, India, and characterizes the differences between HIV-1 and HIV-2. More than 200 outpatients considered to be at high risk of HIV infection were screened for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody and proviral DNA. The study found 11 cases that were discordant for ant...
Published in AIDS care
This study examined the HIV testing practices of Zimbabwean physicians and their perspectives on the future use of rapid on-site tests. Data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire administered to 63 general practitioners in Harare. Findings revealed that physicians were generally testing individuals, not couples. The most frequent r...
Published in Culture, health & sexuality
This paper focuses on the emergence of HIV seropositivity as a new identity, closely linked to male homosexuality, in Brazilian culture. Two distinct conceptions of seropositive identities that emerged in the Brazilian HIV/AIDS movement were examined. These two differing conceptions have taken shape as the basis for social action and activism aroun...
Published in AIDS analysis Africa
The purchase of HIV screening kits by the Nigerian Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) in January 1999 has been criticized. The PTF announced at the First National AIDS conference in Abuja that it would distribute screening and confirmatory HIV diagnostic kits to all federal health institutions and selected secondary health facilities. Local AIDS workers ar...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
The Japanese are among the least aware of all developed country populations of HIV/AIDS. A popular 12-week television drama discussing HIV/AIDS and prostitution, however, raised awareness about the subjects in Japan and led to a sharp increase in the number of people tested for infection with HIV. Broadcast by Fuji TV and featuring a high school gi...
The assumption that outreach-based HIV counseling and testing services reach a clientele with a higher HIV seroprevalence than similar clinic-based services was investigated as part of a comprehensive evaluation of the state of Wisconsin's (US) HIV counseling and testing program in 1992-95. Client records were available for 62,299 anonymous outreac...
