assessment of the utilization of pre-marital HIV testing services and determinants of VCT in Addis ababa; 2003
Ethiop. j. health dev. (Online); 20 (1), 2006
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Factors affecting acceptance of VCT among different professional and community groups in North and South Gondar Administrative zones, north west Ethiopia
Ethiop. j. health dev. (Online); 20 (1), 2006
Background: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV allows individuals to determine their HIV status and serve as a gateway for both HIV prevention and early access to treatment, care and support. Identifying factors associated with VCT acceptance among different professional and community groups ...
Bibliography on HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Diaspora: the 2005 update
Ethiop. j. health dev. (Online); 20 (1), 2006
Diagnostic Detection of Human Immunodefiency Virus Type-1 Antibodies in Urine; Jimma Hospital; South West Ethiopia
Ethiop. med. j. (Online); 44 (4), 2006
Gender differences in adolescent students' knowledge: attitudes and practices on HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Gender and Behaviour; (), 2006
The study examined gender differences in adolescent students' knowledge; attitudes and practices on HIV/AIDS in Ghana. Participants consisted of 216 males and 190 females (N= 406) randomly selected from eight urban public co-educational senior secondary schools. A survey instrument with a reliability co-...
"""Better a Dead Child than a Dry Womb!"" Reproduction and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Gender and Behaviour; 4 (1), 2006
Childbearing is important to individuals and society in sub-Saharan Africa. Proven fertility and many children are powerful symbols of continuity and cohesion. Thus the reported high fertility rates; specifically in rural areas where modern family planning methods are unpopular and uncommon. Sub-Saharan ...
Knowledge; Attitude and Practices of STIs Including HIV/AIDS among Adolescents in Ghana
Gender and Behaviour; 4 (2), 2006
This study examined knowledge; attitude and practices of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS among adolescents in Ghana. A convenient sampling of 150 students from five schools in two suburbs within the Greater Accra Metropolis was used. Findings of the study show that adolescents in the s...
The Potential Impact of Male Circumcision on HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
PloS Medicine; 3 (7), 2006
Background: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) has shown that male circumcision (MC) reduces sexual transmission of HIV from women to men by 60(32?76; 95CI) offering an intervention of proven efficacy for reducing the sexual spread of HIV. We explore the implications of this finding for the promotion of...
Avliacao dos conhecimentos; atitudes; praticas e prevalencia do HIV/SIDA em prisioneiros da cadeia central da machava e centro de reclusao feminina de n'dlavela
Rev. méd. Moçamb; 9 (1), 2006
Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS
West Afr. j. med; 25 (3), 2006