AIDS in South Asia : Understanding and Responding to a Heterogeneous Epidemic

South Asia's HIV epidemic is highly heterogeneous. As a result, informed, prioritized, and effective responses necessitate an understanding of the epidemic diversity between and within countries. Further spread of HIV in South Asia is preventa...

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Main Authors:	Moses, Stephen, Blanchard, James F., Kang, Han, Emmanuel, Faran, Reza Paul, Sushena, Becker, Marissa L., Wilson, David, Claeson, Mariam
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADULT POPULATION AIDS CASES AIDS COMMITTEE AIDS EPIDEMIC ANAL SEX ANTENATAL CLINIC BEHAVIORAL CHANGE BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE BLOOD DONORS BLOOD PRODUCTS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SAMPLES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CLINIC PATIENTS COMMERCIAL SEX CONDOM CONDOM PROMOTION CONDOM USE DISCRIMINATION DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DISEASE RESEARCH DISSEMINATION DRUG SUPPLIES DRUGS EFFECTIVE POLICIES EFFECTIVE PREVENTION EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL FAMILY WELFARE FEMALE SEX WORKERS FEMALES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INEQUITY HARM REDUCTION HEALTH HEALTH AUTHORITIES HEALTH CENTERS HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV DATA HIV EPIDEMICS HIV INFECTION HIV PREVALENCE HIV PREVENTION HIV TRANSMISSION HIV-POSITIVE PEOPLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ILLITERACY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INFECTIONS INITIATION OF SEX INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INJECTING DRUGS INJECTION DRUG INJECTION DRUG USE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LARGE POPULATION LEGAL STATUS LOCAL POPULATION MALE CIRCUMCISION MIGRANT MIGRANTS MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL AIDS NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL NATIONAL HEALTH NEEDLE EXCHANGE NEEDLES NUTRITION PEOPLE WITH HIV PLACE OF RESIDENCE POPULATION ACTIVITIES PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION STRATEGIES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION REPRODUCTIVE TRACT RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPONSE TO AIDS RISK OF HIV TRANSMISSION RISK OF INFECTION RISK POPULATIONS RISKY SEX RURAL COMMUNITIES SERVICE DELIVERY SEX PARTNERS SEX TRADE SEX WITH MEN SEX WORK SEX WORKER SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL CONTACT SEXUAL NETWORKING SEXUAL NETWORKS SEXUAL PARTNER SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PARTNERSHIPS SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL TRANSMISSION SMOKING SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS SOUTH ASIAN SPREAD OF HIV STD STD CONTROL SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION TREATMENT TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS UNFPA UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE URBAN AREAS URBAN MIGRATION VIRAL LOAD VOLUNTARY COUNSELING VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7012947/aids-south-asia-understanding-responding-heterogenous-epidemic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7113