Best Practice in AIDS Prevention and Mitigation

To gather information on special population groups pregnant women, military men, truck drivers, sex workers through testing for common STDs and making inquiries regarding sexual practices and attitudes using a rapid assessment methodology. The stud...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/03/13983023/best-practice-aids-prevention-mitigation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9975
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spelling okr-10986-99752021-04-23T14:02:48Z Best Practice in AIDS Prevention and Mitigation World Bank AIDS PREVENTION CONDOM CONDOM USE DRUGS HEALTH SEEKING HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INFECTION INFECTIONS LABORATORY TESTING MULTIPLE PARTNERS POPULATION GROUPS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE SEX SEX WORKERS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL PRACTICES STD STDS SYMPTOMS TREATMENT To gather information on special population groups pregnant women, military men, truck drivers, sex workers through testing for common STDs and making inquiries regarding sexual practices and attitudes using a rapid assessment methodology. The studies: (i) are the first ever reliable source of STD prevalence data in these countries, (ii) raise awareness of policy-makers as to the magnitude of common STDs and unsafe sexual behavior among certain population groups, (iii) validate STD treatment guidelines, (iv) increase capacity in clinical and epidemiological skills, and (v) help to effectively treat study participants for common STDs. These studies, although simple and rapid in design compared to community-based household surveys, are still a challenge to perform in the low resource setting of most African countries. Ensuring high quality standards for laboratory testing and adequate supplies of drugs, and mobilizing truck drivers and sex workers requires a high degree of planning and resourcefulness. 2012-08-13T10:02:13Z 2012-08-13T10:02:13Z 1996-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/03/13983023/best-practice-aids-prevention-mitigation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9975 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 02 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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topic AIDS PREVENTION
CONDOM
CONDOM USE
DRUGS
HEALTH SEEKING
HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INFECTION
INFECTIONS
LABORATORY TESTING
MULTIPLE PARTNERS
POPULATION GROUPS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVALENCE
SEX
SEX WORKERS
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SEXUAL PRACTICES
STD
STDS
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT
spellingShingle AIDS PREVENTION
CONDOM
CONDOM USE
DRUGS
HEALTH SEEKING
HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INFECTION
INFECTIONS
LABORATORY TESTING
MULTIPLE PARTNERS
POPULATION GROUPS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVALENCE
SEX
SEX WORKERS
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SEXUAL PRACTICES
STD
STDS
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT
World Bank
Best Practice in AIDS Prevention and Mitigation
geographic_facet Africa
relation Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 02
description To gather information on special population groups pregnant women, military men, truck drivers, sex workers through testing for common STDs and making inquiries regarding sexual practices and attitudes using a rapid assessment methodology. The studies: (i) are the first ever reliable source of STD prevalence data in these countries, (ii) raise awareness of policy-makers as to the magnitude of common STDs and unsafe sexual behavior among certain population groups, (iii) validate STD treatment guidelines, (iv) increase capacity in clinical and epidemiological skills, and (v) help to effectively treat study participants for common STDs. These studies, although simple and rapid in design compared to community-based household surveys, are still a challenge to perform in the low resource setting of most African countries. Ensuring high quality standards for laboratory testing and adequate supplies of drugs, and mobilizing truck drivers and sex workers requires a high degree of planning and resourcefulness.
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title Best Practice in AIDS Prevention and Mitigation
title_short Best Practice in AIDS Prevention and Mitigation
title_full Best Practice in AIDS Prevention and Mitigation
title_fullStr Best Practice in AIDS Prevention and Mitigation
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publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/03/13983023/best-practice-aids-prevention-mitigation
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