scholarly journals Resource mobilization for health advocacy: Afro-Brazilian religious organizations and HIV prevention and control

2011 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
pp. 1930-1938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Garcia ◽  
Richard G. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Resource Mobilization ◽  
Religious Organizations ◽  
Health Advocacy ◽  
And Control ◽  
Afro Brazilian

Epidemiology of HIV in Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-236
Author(s):  
Zeinab Najafi ◽  
Leila Taj ◽  
Omid Dadras ◽  
Fatemeh Ghadimi ◽  
Banafsheh Moradmand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Key Populations ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
First Case ◽  
And Control ◽  
Hiv Aids

: Iran has been one of the active countries fighting against HIV/AIDS in the Middle East during the last decades. Moreover, there is a strong push to strengthen the national health management system concerning HIV prevention and control. In Iran, HIV disease has its unique features, from changes in modes of transmission to improvement in treatment and care programs, which can make it a good case for closer scrutiny. The present review describes the HIV epidemic in Iran from the first case diagnosed until prevention among different groups at risk and co-infections. Not only we addressed the key populations and community-based attempts to overcome HIV-related issues in clinics, but we also elaborated on the efforts and trends in society and the actual behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. Being located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, given the countryspecific characteristics, and despite all the national efforts along with other countries in this region, Iran still needs to take extra measures to reduce HIV transmission, especially in health education. Although Iran is one of the pioneers in implementing applicable and appropriate policies in the MENA region, including harm reduction services to reduce HIV incidence, people with substance use disorder continue to be the majority of those living with HIV in the country. Similar to other countries in this region, the HIV prevention and control programs aim at 90-90-90 targets to eliminate HIV infection and reduce the transmission, especially the mother-to-child transmission and among other key populations.

Implementation of a “County-Township-Village” Allied HIV Prevention and Control Intervention in Rural China

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 384-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yu ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Junjun Jiang ◽  
Qinglin Lu ◽  
Bingyu Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Male circumcision uptake and its predictors among sexually active men aged 15–59 years living in the highest HIV prevalence region of Ethiopia: evidence from 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zerihun Kura Edossa ◽  
Abonesh Taye Kumsa ◽  
Mamo Nigatu Gebre
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Male Circumcision ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background Pieces of evidence showed that the Gambella region of Ethiopia has remained HIV hotspot area for successive years. However, the magnitude of male circumcision uptake and its associated factors are not well studied in this region. Hence, the aim of the current study is to assess the magnitude of male circumcision uptake and its predictors among sexually active men in the region using the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data. Method Data on 868 sexually active men residing in the Gambella region were extracted from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and health Survey. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were respectively used to summarize descriptive data and measure the statistical associations. Adjusted odds ratio and confidence intervals were respectively used to measure statistical associations between variables and their statistical significances. Results The current study revealed that the overall prevalence of male circumcision uptake in the Gambella region was 61.2% (95% CI: 57.96,64.44). The results of multivariable logistic regression revealed that being Muslim (AOR = 9.54, 95% CI: 6.765.13.88), being Orthodox Christian (AOR = 8.5, 95%CI: 5.00–14.45), being from Poor household (AOR = 0.11, 95%CI: 0.06, 0.22), being from medium-income household (AOR = .33, 95%CI: 0.15, 0.73), listening to radio (AOR = .29, 95%CI: .16, .54), having comprehensive HIV knowledge (AOR = .44, 95%CI: .27, .71) and ever been tested for HIV (AOR = .27, 95%CI: .16,.46) were independently associated with male circumcision uptake. Conclusion Despite all efforts made by different stakeholders to promote the provision of male circumcision in the Gambella region, its magnitude of uptake is still unacceptably low. The federal HIV prevention and Control Office and other stakeholders working on HIV prevention and control should give due emphasis to promoting HIV-related knowledge through community-based education and through religious leaders. Integrating and streamlining HIV-related education in the academic curricula, and expanding mass media coverage should also be given due consideration by the federal government and other stakeholders. The stakeholders should also give emphasis to strengthening and empowering poor sexually active men residing in the Gambella region.

scholarly journals The Impact of Human Mobility on Regional and Global Efforts to Control HIV Transmission

Viruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily A. Eshraghian ◽  
Sepideh N. Ferdos ◽  
Sanjay R. Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
And Migration ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

HIV prevention and control methods are implemented on different scales to reduce the spread of the virus amongst populations. However, despite such efforts, HIV continues to persist in populations with a global incidence rate of 1.8 million in 2017 alone. The introduction of new infections into susceptible regional populations promotes the spread of HIV, indicating a crucial need to study the impact of migration and mobility on regional and global efforts to prevent HIV transmission. Here we reviewed studies that assess the impact of human mobility on HIV transmission and spread. We found an important role for both travel and migration in driving the spread of HIV across regional and national borders. Combined, our results indicate that even in the presence of control and preventive efforts, if migration and travel are occurring, public health efforts will need to remain persistent to ensure that new infections do not grow into outbreaks.

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