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By Mairi Lockwood, with Alison Williams, Glen Williams and Juliet Whitley This report summarises the information collected through this survey. It concludes that the use of ‘Stepping Stones’ has led to less gender-based violence, better relationships between intimate partners, less alcohol abuse, reduced numbers of sexual partners by men, and an increase in safer sexual behaviour including ...

AIDS and Behavior, July 16, 2010 Joseph A. Bianco, Timothy G. Heckman, Mark Sutton, Rewadee Watakakosol and Travis Lovejoy Abstract This study characterized rates and correlates of ART adherence in 242 HIV-infected persons 50+ years of age. Hierarchical regressions tested a model in which depression mediated the relationships between social support and avoidance coping with ART adherence. R...

This is a link to a website about women and HIV. This website provides strategies and evidence on a full range of gender-sensitive programming for women and girls. The website is organized by 11 broad strategies. Each strategy is divided into three sections: an overview, a summary of available evidence of successful interventions, and a list of gaps in research, programming, or evaluation. The...

Existing research findings show that responses to and interventions in the HIV & AIDS epidemic largely neglect the issue of the sexual and reproductive health needs of infected women. Using examples from Namibia and Kenya, this paper explores the status of the rights of women infected with HIV & AIDS specifically with regards to their sexual and reproductive health. The examples cited are cases of...

The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9730, Page 1939, 5 June 2010 This week's issue of The Lancet covers a range of global issues on maternal, newborn, and child health. On June 7—9, Washington, DC, USA, will host the Women Deliver and Countdown to 2015 joint conference, which will build on the current momentum behind achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 (improving child, maternal, ...