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Evaluation of community-based HIV self-testing delivery strategies on reducing undiagnosed HIV infection, and improving linkage to prevention and treatment services, among men who have sex with men in Kenya: a programme science study protocol
(2019-07-23)
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HIV prevalence among men having sex with men (MSM) in Kenya is 18.2%. Despite scale-up of HIV testing services, many MSM remain unaware of their HIV status ...
Incidence, prevalence and associated factors of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, among children exposed to maternal HIV, in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India
(2019-04-06)
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India lacks data on the incidence of Paediatric HIV. In 2010, the Indian Council of Medical Research commissioned a task force study to estimate the ...
Violence against female sex workers in Karnataka state, south India: impact on health, and reductions in violence following an intervention program
(2010-08-11)
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Violence against female sex workers (FSWs) can impede HIV prevention efforts and contravenes their human rights. We developed a multi-layered violence intervention targeting policy makers, secondary ...
Relationship between exposure to the Avahan intervention and levels of reported condom use among men who have sex with men in southern India
(2014-12-04)
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The Avahan intervention promotes consistent (100%) condom use amongst men who have sex with men in southern India. We assessed how condom use varies with intervention exposure ...
Risky Behaviors among HIV-Positive Female Sex Workers in Northern Karnataka, India
(2013-1-9)
Purpose. Little is known about the risky sexual behaviors of HIV-positive female sex workers (FSWs) in the developing world, which is critical for programmatic purposes. This study aims to shed light on their condom use ...
Determinants of condom breakage among female sex workers in Karnataka, India
(2011-12-29)
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Condoms are effective in preventing the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, when ...
Supporting adolescent girls to stay in school, reduce child marriage and reduce entry into sex work as HIV risk prevention in north Karnataka, India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
(2015-03-25)
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Low caste adolescent girls living in rural northern Karnataka are at increased risk of school drop-out, child marriage, and entry into sex-work, which ...
Community mobilization, empowerment and HIV prevention among female sex workers in south India
(2013-03-16)
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While community mobilization has been widely endorsed as an important component of HIV prevention among vulnerable populations such as female sex workers (FSWs), there is ...
Suicidality among gender minorities in Karnataka, South India
(2021-01-11)
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It is argued that Indian gender minorities displayed differential mental health problems and suicide attempts. Hence, the study was intended to understand ...
Understanding the roles of community health workers in improving perinatal health equity in rural Uttar Pradesh, India: a qualitative study
(2021-02-23)
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Despite substantial reductions in perinatal deaths (stillbirths and early neonatal deaths), India’s perinatal mortality rates remain high, both nationally ...