The Entr'aide Gwadloup association, which advocates in the field of sexual risk prevention, recently benefited from training in  “education through entertainment”  provided by the Haitian association, Foundation for Reproductive Health and Family Education (FOSREF) with the assistance  ...

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Fourteen years ago, Edilia Natera learned she was HIV-positive when her doctor ran blood tests during her pregnancy. What would be devastating news to any expecting mother was tantamount to a death sentence for Edilia. “There wasn’t the same knowledge [in the Dominican Republic] in those days  ...

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Gay men are not the only group of HIV-positive patients who have an increased risk of anal cancer, according to North American research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The researchers found that incidence of the cancer was also significantly higher in non-gay H ...

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The British HIV Association (BHIVA) today recommends that doctors should discuss the evidence for the effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment as prevention with all patients with HIV, and that it should be offered those who want to protect their partners from the risk of HIV infection – even ...

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  2009 report compiled by Euromonitor International for Options looking at the size of the Condom Market in the Dominican Republic - the range of products and prices available, leading products and distribution channels and the future predictions for the market. The report highlights the find ...

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  A quantitive survey of youth (10-19 years) in Jamaica was conducted to better understand the actual and perceived needs with regard to condom access and use. It looked specifically at access and attitude towards condoms, communication sources and condom knowledge, as well as sexual experien ...

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  This report presents results from a process of qualitative research and data synthesis carried out with male and female youth aged 15-19 years in two bateyes (Estrellas and Yabacao) in the Dominican Republic (DR). This study aimed to gather information to help design a behaviour change comm ...

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 A follow on from the 2006 TRaC study, this 2008 survey aims to 1) track the behavioural indicators and the determinants measured in 2006 and to identify significant changes over time and 2) identify the determinants of sexual activity, number of partners and condom use in 2008 and 3) to determ ...

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  PEER study carried out by Ben Rolfe, Dr Joanne Hemmings With Tricia Anne Morris, Veronica Samuels-Dixon This report presents findings from a qualitative study into young women’s sexual relationships in inner-city Kingston, Jamaica, carried out between May and June 2007. The study aimed  ...

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  This report provides a descriptive overview of the health, risk and resiliency of adolescents 10 – 15 years old attending schools across Jamaica based on a nationally representative sample. The survey was conducted between November 2005 and February 2006. While the study showed that most  ...

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  This 2007 study represents part of the formative qualitative research conducted for the creative development of the Jamaican Social Marketing Campaign which sought to encourage condom use in primary relationships. In this study, concepts such as what constitutes a primary relationship and t ...

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The overall objective of the CARISMA project is to improve the status of sexual and reproductive health in general and, more specifically, to reduce the rate of STI and HIV infection rates, in selected countries of the Caribbean region. The project objectives are to: Improve the supply of affo ...

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  A quantitive survey of youth (10-19 years) in Jamaica was conducted to better understand the actual and perceived needs with regard to condom access and use. It looked specifically at access and attitude towards condoms, communication sources and condom knowledge, as well as sexual experien ...

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