Community Approaches and Government Policy Reduce HIV Risk in the Dominican Republic
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A recent Horizons study conducted jointly with two Dominican NGOs—Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral (COIN) and Centro de Promoción e Solidaridad Humana (CEPROSH)—and the National Program for the Control of STDs and AIDS (DIGECITSS) assessed the impact of two environmental-structural models in reducing HIV-related risk among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic and compared their cost-effectiveness. The models, built on years of experience gained from sex worker peer education programs, drew from the strengths of both community solidarity and government policy initiatives and engaged community members in both program and policy development. Community Approaches and Government Policy Reduce HIV Risk in the Dominican Republic
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Community Approaches and Government Policy Reduce HIV Risk in the Dominican Republic
A recent Horizons study conducted jointly with two Dominican NGOs—Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral (COIN) and Centro de Promoción e Solidaridad Humana (CEPROSH)—and the National Program for the Control of STDs and AIDS (DIGECITSS) assessed the impact of two environmental-structural models in reducing HIV-related risk among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic and compared ...
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