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Asia is a continent of diverse people speaking hundreds of languages and subscribing to different cultures, beliefs and religions. The tremendous diversity in Asia makes generalization about HIV/AIDS meaningless as it prevents understanding the specificity of the spread of HIV in the local social context, and the cultural sensitivity that renders strategies effective in one setting but useless in another. Against the background of such…
The curriculum and fact sheets included in this document are designed to provide girls and young women with important HIV/AIDS and sexual health information, organized according to age (10-12, 13-15, 15+). The activities are designed to help them: acquire accurate information for themselves to share with their families and friends; become more confident on issues of sexual health, postpone sex and negotiate safer sex; learn about resources in…
The Female Health Company has developed the "Female Condom Programming Kit" to help policy makers, programme managers, donors and NGOs design, implement and monitor successful programmes. The Kit provides background information and research, lessons learned from existing projects, support materials and examples of good practices from international experiences to date.
This CD-ROM includes selected resources on gender and HIV/AIDS including: materials providing general overviews on gender and HIV/AIDS; male involvement; youth livelihoods, integration, parent to child transmission, voluntary counseling and testing, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive rights, health of positive women, skills building and educational materials, as well as a bibliography of other resources in this issue area. For more…
A growing number of studies have documented the high prevalence of intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women worldwide. This violence can and does contribute to women's increased risk of HIV infection. However, questions remain about the connections and complexities between different forms of violence against women (VAW) and HIV/AIDS. Further research is needed to understand exactly how these two areas overlap and the…
This paper reviews the most recent literature on HIV/AIDS, gender and sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean and identifies the various ways in which gender influences the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention and access to services offering treatment, care and support. Under the rubric of gender, this paper also considers issues as they affect adolescent boys and men. Recommendations for programme and policy interventions that can help to…
This report consists of six sections and provides an overview of the gender implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South East Asia and the South Pacific, and a review of HIV/AIDS prevention and control strategies in these regions, with particular reference to gender issues in their design and implementation. The issues involved are complex and there is considerable diversity of situations among countries. Hence, this document draws out broad…
This paper examines women and youth in the context of HIV/AIDS in Kazakhstan. Contents include background information on the country and the epidemiological situation with respect to HIV infection. Additionally, topics such as drug use, sexual behavior, prevention policy, and the role of public and private organizations are addressed.
The manual, designed for conducting a workshop on gender, health, and development, incorporates a number of different training methods and approaches. It caters to adult learners' needs to participate actively in the process of acquiring skills, rather than learning them in a static atmosphere. Seven modules under the overarching topic of gender, health and development are present in the manual.
This Tool-kit for Action has two components. Part One provides a sample of youth and youth workers (based in Ottawa) discussing the effectiveness of prevention, education, and awareness strategies along with their ideas for effective youth-centered HIV/AIDS actions for the communities. Part Two looks at a range of for- and by-youth public education initiatives from Kenya, the US, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Canada. Included at the end of the…
The objective of this code is to provide a set of guidelines to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world of work and within the framework of the promotion of decent work. The guidelines cover the following key areas of action: (a) prevention of HIV/AIDS; (b) management and mitigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the world of work; (c) care and support of workers infected and affected by HIV/AIDS; and (d) elimination of stigma and…
This bibliography provides summaries of 28 key materials on sexuality and human rights, and a list of further references. These references are organized under themes including sexual rights and HIV/AIDS. Others are: gender and bodily integrity; lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender rights; refugees and asylum seekers; sexual rights and religion; reproductive rights; sexual violence, including sexual violence and armed conflict; sex worker rights…
At its 45th session held in 2001, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women focused on the thematic issue of women, the girl child and human immuno-deficiency virus/acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). This report includes the Agreed Conclusions of the Commission on this thematic issue. Additional documents relating to the Commission's 45th Session regarding women, the girl child, and HIV/AIDS can be accessed on-line…
An intervention that addresses mother-to-child transmission of HIV is complex, yet it is one of the few biomedical interventions currently available for reducing the transmission of HIV that is feasible and affordable in resource-constrained settings. This article highlights selected findings from research in Botswana and Zambia and provides guidelines for ensuring community involvement in programs.
This publication outlines the importance of utilizing a rights-based approach to place HIV/AIDS within a gendered human rights framework. The report examines the evolving epidemic and critical challenges involved in transforming current programs to a gendered agenda. The knowledge pack offers practical examples of approaches from around the world, aimed at strengthen capacity, advocacy, service delivery, and research through explicitly…
From June 25-27, 2001, the United Nations held the first ever General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Special Session addressed the pandemic not only as a global public health issue, but also as a looming development and security crisis requiring a multi-sector, multi-front strategy. This Declaration of Commitment, adopted by the General Assembly during the UNGASS on HIV/AIDS, outlines the United…
This preliminary overview of available literature suggests that within the context of gender and the HIV epidemic, sexual violence is a complex phenomenon with multiple determinants, consequences and manifestations. UNAIDS estimated that by December 1997, 30.6 million people around the world had been infected with HIV, with more than 70% of these infections occurring through unprotected sexual intercourse. The overall proportion of these…
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…
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 transcript of the plenary address given by Geeta Rao Gupta at the XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, in 2000. In accordance with the title, Geeta Rao Gupta focuses on the what, why and how of gender, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. Emphasis is placed on exploring gender-sensitive and transformative approaches to the epidemic.