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Epidemiology and behaviour
Combination prevention approach could have a big impact on HIV epidemic in China

Increasing rates of HIV testing or expanding the use of antiretroviral therapy will not be enough to eliminate new HIV transmissions in China, according to a mathematical

Published
07 August 2012
By
Michael Carter
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
What kind of prevention do gay men need?

A number of presentations at the 19th International AIDS Conference explored the 'hyperepidemic' of HIV amongst men who have sex with men, and especially black MSM. A paper

Published
06 August 2012
By
Gus Cairns
HIV prevention policy
Changing the way HIV prevention is delivered – a roadmap

In the last few years there has been a wealth of dramatic data on the efficacy of new HIV prevention methods, including male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis and

Published
01 August 2012
By
Roger Pebody
Behaviour change interventions
Poverty-targeted cash transfers are reducing some HIV risk behaviours

Cash transfers to orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya are associated with later onset of sexual activity and fewer sexual partners, but no increase in condom use among

Published
31 July 2012
By
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Behaviour change interventions
The Word on Women - Putting the sexy into safe sex is key to tackling HIV

If practising safe sex could be made sexier, would more people do it? Would public health campaigns be more effective if they put less emphasis on risk and disease-avoidance and more on a pleasure-focused approach to safer sex and HIV prevention?

Published
29 July 2012
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Trust Law
Young people
Keeping children in school shows impact on HIV risk behaviours in Kenya

Providing free school uniforms to enable children to stay in school, in addition to exposing primary school students to the national HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum, appeared to have

Published
26 July 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Circumcision
Circumcision not enough to curb HIV – Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has said it is not enough to promote circumcision as an effective strategy in fighting HIV/AIDS, without continued emphasis on behaviour change.

Published
23 July 2012
From
The Observer (Uganda)
Behaviour change interventions
Push to add sex education to the national curriculum

Findings of a national survey in Australia lay bare the need for sex education to be included in the national curriculum.

Published
05 July 2012
From
The Age
Epidemiology and behaviour
Rise in HIV cases worries the Phillipines

At a time when many countries are seeing their HIV infection rates level off or decline, the Philippines is going in the opposite direction.

Published
05 July 2012
From
The Wall Street Journal
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Research Suggests Gay Dads May Experience Lifestyle Shifts That Reduce HIV Risk

Gay parents face many of the same challenges as straight parents when it comes to sex and intimacy after having children, according to a new study of gay fathers published in the journal Couple and Family Psychology. The findings suggest that gay male couples who are raising children may experience lifestyle changes that could reduce their HIV risk...

Published
29 June 2012
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