HIV prevention programmes overview

HIV prevention programmes overview

STD vaccines--an overview.

OBJECTIVES To describe the role and current status of vaccine research against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). METHODS The available literature was reviewed with particular emphasis on bacterial STDs. RESULTS Strategic approaches to possible implementation of STD vaccine programmes were analysed. The status of vaccines against bacterial STDs (syphilis, chancroid, gonorrhoea, and chlam...

Contact with HIV prevention programmes & willingness for new interventions among truckers in India

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Systematic data on existing coverage and willingness for HIV prevention strategies among truckers are not readily available in India. The present study aimed to further the understanding on contact of truckers with existing HIV prevention services and to assess willingness for new HIV prevention strategies. METHODS A total of 1,800 truck drivers and helpers aged 16-65 ...

Outputs and cost of HIV prevention programmes for truck drivers in Andhra Pradesh, India

BACKGROUND HIV prevention programmes for truck drivers form part of the HIV control efforts, but systematic data on the outputs and cost of providing such services in India are not readily available for further planning and use of resources. METHODS Detailed cost and output data were collected from written records and interviews for 2005-2006 fiscal year using standardized methods at six samp...

The convergence of American and Nigerian religious conservatism in a biopolitical shaping of Nigeria's HIV/AIDS prevention programmes

Nigeria has the largest number of HIV/AIDS cases in West Africa, with 3.3 million people estimated to be living with the disease. The country remains a fragile democratic state and has allocated insufficient resources to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS among its citizens. The preponderance of President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) dollars, expert knowledge, conservative ideology and ...