HIV This Week

Welcome to the thirtieth issue of HIV This Week! In this issue, we cover epidemiology (phylogenetic analysis reveals that half of all HIV transmission in Quebec involves people who have been infected less than 6 months), alcohol and sex (alcohol risk reduction among clients of a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Cape Town changes sexual risk); young people (positive impact of school-based sex and HIV education programmes on sexual behaviour among people under 25 worldwide; climbing consistent condom use among cool Cameroonians), treatment (co-receptor antagonists: hope and hazard?; modelling dose amounts; low levels of knowledge and access to antiretroviral treatment in India), gender (why child/adolescent marriage must be stopped), HIV testing in pregnancy (rapid HIV testing in antenatal care for women in St Petersburg and increased infant abandonment; increasing acceptance over 5 years in a Kampala hospital), national responses (China charges ahead), circumcision (why certification, regulation, supervision and monitoring are important to prevent HIV transmission during the procedure), condoms (high condom use in commercial sex among migrant workers in Thailand is not surprising) and faith-based organisations (untapped potential for partnering in the response).

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For full PDF access of this issue: HIV This Week issue #30