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Providing treatment support and literacy, including by HIV-positive peers and by providers, can increase adherence.
Adherence and Support
4 studies Gray IIIb, V adherence, counseling, literacy, support, support groups, treatment, treatment literacy Indonesia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Thailand
Adherence and Support
Treatment
"I'm 18 years, you are telling me drugs for life?" --Woman living with HIV in Uganda (Hsieh, 2013: 11)Treatment adherence is necessary to continually suppress the virus. Adherence to ART leads to better virological outcomes, prevents disease progression and improves survival (Nachega et al., 2010a; Nachega et al., 2010c). Conversely, inadequate adherence leads to drug resistance, which can then...
Hepatitis
Preventing, Detecting and Treating Critical Co-Infections
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most often caused by a virus. The most common types of viruses are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E. "Hepatitis A and E are typically caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water and are not known to cause chronic liver disease" (WHO, 2010c). A vaccine exists for hepatitis A and a meta-analysis of eight studies fr...
Comprehensive prevention programs that include components such as peer education, medical services, and support groups, can be effective in enabling sex workers to adopt safer sex practices.
Female Sex Workers
5 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, STIs, community organizing, community outreach, condom use, condoms, peer education, risk reduction, sex workers China, India
Adults in resource-poor settings, including key populations such as sex workers, have achieved good adherence to antiretroviral therapy with results similar to those achieved in resource-rich countries.
Adherence and Support
6 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb El Salvador, adherence, treatment Argentina, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Russia, Rwanda, Sub-Saharan Africa, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Creating a sense of community, empowerment and leadership among sex workers can help support effective HIV prevention.
Female Sex Workers
6 studies Gray II, IIIb, V Armenia, HIV testing, community organizing, condoms, empowerment, peer education, prevention, sex workers, violence India, Kenya
Strengthening the Enabling Environment
In order for HIV and/or AIDS interventions for women and girls to succeed, factors beyond the health services need to be addressed through multisectoral interventions. These environmental factors include gender norms that guide how girls and boys grow to be women and men, legal norms that confer or withhold rights for women and girls, access to education, income, levels of tolerance for violenc...
Targeted education efforts can increase adolescent uptake of HIV testing and counseling and related services
Increasing Access to Services
2 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb adolescents, health services, stigma, testing, treatment Ethiopia
Counseling improves adherence.
Adherence and Support
6 studies Gray I, II, IIIa adherence, and Zambia, community, community health workers, counseling, health care providers, support, treatment Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania
HIV testing and counseling (HTC) can help women know their HIV status and increase their protective behaviors, particularly among those who test HIV-positive.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
14 studies Gray I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV HIV testing, condom use, condoms, contraception, counseling, couples, disclosure, education, health facilities, sex behavior, sexual partners, sexually transmitted infections Botswana, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad, Uganda, Zimbabwe