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Training others, such as men and young people, to provide voluntary home care assistance can ease the burden of home care for women.
Women and Girls
2 studies Gray IIIb community-based care, men, youth Zambia, Zimbabwe
Infection control of TB within health care settings can reduce the incidence of TB among health care workers, particularly nurses. [See %{c:25}]
Tuberculosis
Outside assistance for home- and community-based care programs with household care can be effective in meeting the needs of HIV/AIDS-affected families.
Women and Girls
3 studies Gray IIIb, IV community-based care, food security, palliative care China, South Africa
Infection control of TB within health care settings can reduce the incidence of TB among health care workers, particularly nurses.
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study Gray IIIa TB, health facilities Brazil
Outside assistance for home- and community-based care programs with household care can be effective in meeting the needs of HIV/AIDS-affected families. [See %{s:71}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Establishing comprehensive post-rape care protocols, which include PEP and emergency contraception, can improve services for women.
Addressing Violence Against Women
4 studies Gray IIIb, V counseling, post-exposure prophylaxis, pregnancy, providers, rape, violence Kenya, South Africa
Integrating legal education and services into health care settings can help ensure that women are able to secure their rights.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
6 studies Gray IIIa, IV, V HIV-related discrimination, legal assistance, people who use drugs, post-exposure prophylaxis, property rights, rape, violence against women, wills Kenya, Ukraine, Zambia
Establishing comprehensive post-rape care protocols, which include PEP, can improve services for women. [See %{s:59}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Integrating legal services into health care can help ensure that women retain their property. [See %{s:61}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Informed and appropriate counseling during ANC can lead to increased discussion between partners and increased protective behaviors such as condom use.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
2 studies Gray IIIb, V HIV testing, PMTCT, antenatal care, communication, condom use, counseling, pregnancy Côte d’Ivoire, Honduras, India, Rwanda, Zambia
Testing for and treating syphilis in conjunction with HIV testing for pregnant women will reduce congenital syphilis and can reduce perinatal transmission HIV.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
3 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, PMTCT, syphilis Malawi, Ukraine, Zambia
Counseling for both pregnant women and future fathers to circumcise male infants may reduce HIV acquisition and transmission when those male infants become sexually active young men. [See also %{s:5}]
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
3 studies Gray I, IV, V male circumcision, transmission Botswana
Decriminalization of sex work can promote access to health care and support safer working conditions, including safer sex practices, among sex workers.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
5 studies Gray IV, V criminalization, sex work Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Cervical cancer screening and treatment integrated into HIV care can reduce morbidity and mortality in women living with HIV. [See %{c:15}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier.
Tuberculosis
3 studies Gray IV, V PMTCT, TB, antenatal care), screening, stigma, treatment Malawi, South Africa
Highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with good nutritional intake and regular medical care can improve health and survival of orphaned children living with HIV in resource-poor settings.
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
2 studies Gray IIIb HAART, children, orphans, treatment Kenya, Tanzania
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier. [See %{s:51}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
1 study
Decriminalization of sex work can promote access to health care and support safer working conditions, including safer sex practices, among sex workers. [See %{s:61}]
Female Sex Workers
Cervical cancer screening and treatment integrated into HIV care reduces morbidity and mortality in women living with HIV. [See also %{c:9} for a discussion of access to the HPV vaccine for young women]
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
3 studies Gray II, IIIb, V HAART, cervical cancer, treatment Cameroon, South Africa, Zambia
Repealing laws, policies and practices that criminalize same-sex sexual activity and exacerbate stigma and discrimination against LGBT communities can promote greater access to HIV prevention, treatment and care among MSM and, more broadly, LGBT communities.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
2 studies Gray IV, V MSM, criminal law, stigma and discrimination