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Literature review examines rights and sexual, reproductive health of women living with HIV

Posted on January 23, 2016August 21, 2018

Professors Sofia Gruskin and Shubha Kumar published “Human Rights and the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women Living with HIV- A Literature Review,” in the Journal of the International AIDS Society this month. (more&h... read more →

Women’s experiences in services for preventing the mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a literature review

Posted on December 1, 2012August 21, 2018

In the context of a rapidly evolving policy environment for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and the possible shift towards immediate initiation of lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (H... read more →

Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to long-term HIV care and treatment services: a systematic review

Posted on May 1, 2012August 21, 2018

Objectives: To quantify attrition between women testing HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services and accessing long-term HIV care and treatment services in low- or middle-income countries and to explore the reasons under... read more →

Missed opportunities to enrol women testing HIV-positive in antenatal and delivery services into long-term HIV care and treatment

Posted on May 1, 2011August 21, 2018

Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes have been scaled up substantially in recent years. In 2009, it was estimated that 50% of pregnant women in East and Southern Africa were tested for HIV, up ... read more →

Gender-based Violence and HIV: A Literature Review

Posted on August 1, 2006August 21, 2018

This is a review of publications addressing aspects of the intersection between gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV. Initially, this review was concerned with bringing together literature which integrated sexuality and hum... read more →