Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action

Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Strategic Action

Despite a fair amount of progress on understanding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemiology globally, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the only region where knowledge of the epidemic continues to be very limited, and subject...

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Main Authors: Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Akala, Francisca Ayodeji, Semini, Iris, Riedner, Gabriele, Wilson, David, Tawil, Ousama
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CONDOMS
ACCESS TO INTERVENTIONS
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
ADVOCACY EFFORTS
AIDS CASES
AT-RISK GROUPS
AWARENESS RAISING
BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE
BILATERAL DONORS
BLOOD DONORS
BREASTFEEDING
CHILDBIRTH
COMMERCIAL SEX
COMMERCIAL SEX WORK
COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER
CONDOM
CONDOM USE
CRIME
DISEASES
DRUG USER
DRUGS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
EFFECTIVE PREVENTION
EPIDEMICS
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FAMILY MEMBERS
HARM REDUCTION
HEALTH
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEPATITIS C
HIGH RISK OF INFECTION
HIGH-RISK
HIGH-RISK GROUPS
HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS
HIV
HIV INFECTION
HIV INFECTIONS
HIV PREVENTION
HIV TESTING
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INJECTING DRUG USE
INJECTING DRUG USERS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFESTYLES
LOW PREVALENCE
MALARIA
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MOTHER-TO-CHILD
MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS
NEW INFECTIONS
NUMBER OF AIDS DEATHS
NUTRITION
PANDEMIC
PARENTHOOD FEDERATION
PATIENTS
PREVALENCE RATE
PREVALENCE RATES
PREVENTION EFFORTS
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PRISONS
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC HEALTH
REDUCTION IN TRANSMISSION
REFUGEES
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
RISK BEHAVIORS
RISK FACTORS
RISK OF INFECTION
RISK POPULATIONS
RISK TAKING
SAFE NEEDLES
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SCREENING
SEX WITH MEN
SEX WORKER
SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
SEXUAL EDUCATION
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STIS
SUBSIDIARY
SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
SURVEILLANCE DATA
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TUBERCULOSIS
UNAIDS
UNEMPLOYMENT
VERTICAL TRANSMISSION
VIOLENCE
VOLUNTARY COUNSELING
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUTH
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100604011533
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2457

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