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This report is a summary of the Day of Dialogue which was held to provide representatives of concerned women's organizations, HIV/AIDS organizations; reproductive health organizations and others with the opportunity to focus on Women and HIV/AIDS prevention. This report was prepared by the Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) to allow the findings of the Day to be considered at the Expert Group Meeting on the HIV /AIDS Pandemic and its…
This paper prioritizes five main dimensions of women's access to Microbicide use including: 1. Acceptability and use; 2. Supportive policy and social environment; 3. availability; 4. Affordability; and 5. Regulatory approval and licensing. It is written from the user's perspective and contains background information, goals, objectives, and activities for each dimension.
The study described in this document gathered information on the perspectives, needs, and preferences of women and communities regarding mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. Funded by GlaxoWellcome and UNAIDS, research was conducted between October 1999 - May 2000 in two African countries, Botswana and Zambia. The central goal of the study was to obtain information and data that could be used to improve the effectiveness and…
Approximately one year after the start of the female condom social marketing program in Zimbabwe, the Horizons Project and Population Services International conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study of female condom users, male condom users, and non-users of either barrier method. The goal of this research was to increase understanding of the patterns and dynamics of female condom use in order to inform policymakers and program…
This report is a compilation of a number of innovative and promising interventions in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention at the international, regional, and local levels. It contains a section entitled "What works with Women and Men?", which discusses the gender dimensions of HIV prevention initiatives and includes case studies from Namibia, Jamaica, Honduras, Brazil, Uganda and Zambia.