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This report focuses on issues pertaining to community level health interventions, particularly within the African context. Examples of community-level initiatives in countries such as Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda are cited, with details on strategic perspectives that include men-centered programs, redistribution of resources, review of Structural Adjustment Programs, and grassroots initiatives that involve political and social mobilization.
This is a transcript of Geeta Rao Gupta's presentation which views gender as a culture-specific construct and focuses on issues related to the heterosexual transmission of HIV/AIDS. The dynamics of power are examined within the context of sexuality, defined as a social construction of a biological drive. Approaches to empower women are outlined as part of the aim to combat the power imbalance and inequality in heterosexual relationships.
This study reviews the existing statistical data available to describe how HIV/AIDS affects men and women differently, drawing on data from reported AIDS cases, data from sero-prevalence surveys and estimates of overall HIV/AIDS trends. Illustrated with case studies from Bangladesh, Brazil and Uganda, this research highlights the gender differences in vulnerability to HIV and outlines possible improvements in data collection and analysis.
This document is a review of factors affecting men and women's increased susceptability to HIV and programme responses to reduce this risk. Gender-awareness programmes have focused on improving access to information regarding HIV/AIDS and sexuality and reproduction, as well as the improvement of appropriate services and technologies. Studies additionally show that interventions to improve women's economic and social status can have a significant…
The HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control SYNOPSIS Series is a summary of the lessons learned by the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) of the AIDS Control and Prevention (AIDSCAP) Project. This SYNOPSIS booklet discusses the importance of Gender- Sensitive Initiatives (GSIs). This booklet utilizes the holographic model such that any one of the sections (holograms) will provide the reader with an understanding of the whole subject…