HIV This Week #62

Welcome to the 62nd issue of HIV This Week ! In this issue, we cover behaviour change (multiple sources of evidence reveal what actually did happen in Uganda ), prevention (four windows of opportunity for HIV prevention; insights from mathematical modelling on treatment as prevention), microeconomics (out-of-pocket costs gulf the effects of free antiretroviral drugs in China; hungry kids in affected households in Cambodia), tuberculosis (progress in diagnostics; BCG vaccine-induced complications in kids starting antiretroviral treatment ), intimate partner violence(childhood exposures to violence among South African men associated with perpetration of violence; news from the morgue in the Republic of Congo reveals murder of HIV-positive women); treatment (drug resistance after first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy; what factors increase regimen durability), HIV testing (rapid testing makes no inroads in a rural South African community), injecting drug use (increases in the number of people who inject drugs and HIV prevalence among them), epidemiology (mature epidemics in 5 African countries: what role does commercial sex play?), faith-based organisations(time for real change in Malawi), pathogenesis(news from the SMART trial on inflammation and mortality; why we need to know more about HIV immunopathogenesis), microbicides(intravaginal rings find favour in Kenya, what we know and don’t know about mucosal HIV transmission), prevention trial conduct (improving recruitment and retention in virtual world HIV prevention trials), and youth (urban adolescent school girls have much to learn in India).

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HIV This Week #62

Cate Hankins	Nicolai Lohse	Tania Lemay
Chief Scientific Adviser	Research Officer	Research Consultant

Issue: Issue #62 - 13 December, 2008

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Mon, 01/19/2009 - 17:10

hivthisweek Dear Tesfaye, Please click on "journal access" on top of the screen and you will find the information you seek. Kind regards, Nicolai Lohse HIV This Week

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 16:14

tesfaye I have seen the abstract and found very help full. but how can i get the full document of the studues so that i can make use for my research and presentations ? I am looking forward to your reply. With Regards Tesfaye T.(MD)

Sun, 01/11/2009 - 11:38

www.plwha.org They have laws against us not only prejudgments.They detest us and don't want us around.We are the new lepers.We deserve to be treated like this,we are a danger to the public health and we are morally dubious individuals.We have been warned about the virus and still managed to catch it.Therefore we are stupid,too.It might be true... So what now? Somehow this virus works slowly and leaves enough vitality in our bodies and minds to still react to their bigotry and intolerance.We have the virus but we are still vigorous,strong and sticking to our guns. Consequently,our reaction is to show them we are in deed a threat,not because of the fact we carry the virus,but becuse we are willing to fight for our survival and not going to die quietly.Do not go gentle into that good night ! www.plwha.org

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 03:40

SUSANA CHAUD MI INTERES COMO EDUCADORA ES OBTENER INFORMACION VALIOSA PARA COLABORAR EN DETENER ESTA AVANCE DE EL VIH

Tue, 12/16/2008 - 17:30

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