Characterizing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : time for strategic action /

Despite global progress in understanding the epidemiology of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), knowledge about the epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains limited and subject to much controversy. In the more than 25 years since the discovery of HIV, no scientific study has...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Otros Autores: Abu-Raddad, Laith J., 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010.
Colección:World Bank e-Library.
Temas:
AIDS (Disease) > Middle East.
AIDS (Disease) > Africa, North.
Health planning.
Medical policy.
Health Planning > Africa, Northern.
Health Planning > Middle East.
Health Policy > Africa, Northern.
Health Policy > Middle East.
Risk Factors > Africa, Northern.
Risk Factors > Middle East.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > epidemiology > Africa, Northern.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > epidemiology > Middle East.
HIV Infections > epidemiology > Africa, Northern.
HIV Infections > epidemiology > Middle East.
HIV Infections > transmission > Africa, Northern.
HIV Infections > transmission > Middle East.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > epidemiology
HIV Infections > epidemiology
HIV Infections > transmission
Health Planning
Health Policy
Risk Factors
Sida > Afrique du Nord.
Santé publique > Planification.
Politique sanitaire.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Medical policy
Health planning
AIDS (Disease)
Africa, North.
Middle East.
Africa, Northern
Middle East
Afrique du Nord.
Moyen-Orient.
North Africa
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Characterizing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : why and how?
  • Injecting drug users and HIV
  • Men who have sex with men and HIV
  • Commercial sex and HIV
  • Potential bridging populations and HIV
  • General population and HIV
  • Further evidence related to HIV epidemiology in MENA
  • Condom knowledge and use and HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes
  • HIV/AIDS and vulnerability settings
  • Proxy biological markers of sexual risk behavior
  • Analytical insights into HIV transmission dynamics and epidemic potential in MENA
  • Snapshot on response to HIV epidemic in MENA : linking evidence with policy and programmatic action to avert the epidemic
  • Summary of recommendations.

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