[procaare] HealthNet Special Edition - Violence against Women & HIV/AIDS

[Jill Durocher <procaare@healthnet.org>]

HealthNet News Special Edition -- Violence against Women and HIV/AIDS
- Jill Durocher, SATELLIFE
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Dear colleagues, 

In observance of World AIDS Day, SATELLIFE would like to share with 
you our Special Edition of our HealthNet News e-publication 
highlighting the critical intersection between violence against 
women and HIV/AIDS - the theme for this year's Sixteen Days Campaign 
Against Gender Violence.

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No. 4        Healthnet News -- Special Edition        1/Dec/04 
            Violence against Women and HIV/AIDS                
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN GENDER VIOLENCE and HIV/AIDS 
1. Violence against Women and HIV/AIDS 
2. Gender-based violence, relationship power, and risk of HIV 
   infection in women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa 

RISK FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO HIV INFECTION 
3. Domestic violence and childhood sexual abuse in HIV-infected 
   women and women at risk for HIV 
4. Intimate partner violence and high-risk sexual behaviors among 
   female patients with sexually transmitted diseases 
5. Rape of individuals with disability: AIDS and the folk belief 
   of virgin cleansing 

VIOLENCE and IMPLICATIONS FOR HIV TREATMENT 
6. Rates, barriers and outcomes of HIV serostatus disclosure among 
   women in developing countries: implications for prevention of 
   mother-to-child transmission programs 
7. Rape and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis: addressing the dual 
   epidemics in South Africa 
8. Medically eligible women who do not use HAART: the importance 
   of abuse, drug use, and race 

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There is currently a growing body of literature that addresses the 
connections between gender inequity, violence and HIV-infection 
among women, yet many health practitioners and researchers in 
resource-poor settings lack access to this recently published 
information.  This Special Edition consists of current, 
peer-reviewed public health and clinical content from leading 
medical journals. If you would like to request a copy of the full text 
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All the best in your work, 

Jill Durocher
Information Officer
SATELLIFE
www.healthnet.org
Email: hnet@healthnet.org

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