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Attracting youth to voluntary counselling and testing services in Uganda

KIRUMIRA, Edward
et al
June 2004

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This summary presents findings from exit interviews conducted with youth 14 to 21 years old leaving services at the AIDS Information Center and Naguru Teenage Information and Health Center in Kampala to measure satisfaction by youth with services, and in-depth interviews with counsellors to learn their views of the job and the new youth-focused services

Using incentives to encourage AIDS programs and policies in the workplace : a study of feasibility and impact in Thailand

BAKER, Simon
et al
February 2004

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This study took place in Thailand to examine the question of how to encourage the private sector to become actively involved in developing and improving workplace HIV & AIDS programmes. Researchers investigated the role of incentives in encouraging companies to adopt workplace policies and programmes that address stigma and discrimination and respond to the needs of workers for information and services

Gender differences in time use among adolescents in developing countries : implications of rising school enrollment rates

RITCHIE, Amanda
LLOYD, Cynthia B
GRANT, Monica
2004

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Three research questions are addressed in this paper : 1) How does time use change during the transition to adulthood? 2) Does gender role differentiation intensify during the transition? 3) Does school attendance attenuate gender differences? The research addresses significant gaps in the literature, in particular the lack of attention to how time use is affected by school attendance. The study documents differences in time use patterns between students and non-students. Although female adolescent students still work longer hours than male adolescent students, the gender division of labour that typically develops during adolescence is greatly attenuated among students when time spent at work is measured by combining labour market work with noneconomic household work

The effect of a livelihoods intervention in an urban slum in India : do vocational counseling and training alter the attitudes and behaviour of adolescent girls?

MENSCH, Barbara S
et al
2004

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This paper examines whether an experimental intervention for girls aged 14-19 that provided reproductive health information, vocational counseling and training, and assistance with opening savings accounts in slum areas of Allahabad in Uttar pradesh, India, had an effect on their attitudes and behaviours. A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design was used in which adolescent girls were compared with girls of the same age residing in control-area slums. Although the livelihoods program was acceptable to parents and feasible to implement, the project had only a minimal impact on the behaviour and attitudes of adolescent girls taking part in the project. Girls exposed to the intervention were significantly more likely to have knowledge of safe spaces, be a member of a group, score higher on the social skills index, be informed about reproductive health, and spend time on leisure activities than were the matched control respondents. No effect was found on gender role attitudes, mobility, self-esteem, work expectations, or on number of hours visiting friends, performing domestic chores, or engaging in labour market work

Does dowry improve life for brides? A test of the bequest theory of dowry in rural Bangladesh

LUCIANA, Suran
et al
2004

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In recent years, dowry levels have risen to previously unforeseen levels. Among Hindus in north India dowry can amount to three or four times a family's total assets. Among Muslims in Bangladesh and hindus in South India, dowry has become commonplace whereas the practice did not exist a generation ago. The institution of dowry has been widely criticised, socially maligned, and legally banned. Some recent writings suggest that dowry persists because it is 'good for the bride'. This paper explores the association between dowry and the prevalence of domestic abuse to test this bequest theory of dowry. The study finds that, contrary to the bequest theory, married females who paid dowry at marriage have a higher likelihood of reporting domestic violence compared to those who did not. In addition, respondents who paid small dowries report much higher levels of abuse than those who paid large dowries. In fact, paying no dowry is just as protective, if not more so, in terms of preventing abuse as the largest dowry payments

Involving men in maternity care in India

VARKEY, Leila Caleb
FRONTIERS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM
et al
2004

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"The Men in Maternity (MiM) study investigated the feasibility, acceptability and cost of a new, more comprehensive, model of maternity care that encouraged husbands' participation in their wives' antenatal and postpartum care. The study specifically assessed the impact of the intervention on family planning in the postpartum period and STI preventitive practices among men and women. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Delhi Directorate at their primary health facilities called dispensaries"

Reproductive health services in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa : a situation analysis study focusing on HIV/AIDS services

NDHLOVU, Lewis
et al
October 2003

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This report describes a 2002-2003 study in KwaZulu Natal that expanded on reproductive health research using situation analysis methodology to assess availability and quality of services, to cover important HIV & AIDS-related issues. These issues were: the quality and availability of voluntary counselling and testing services; the extent of integration of family planning, antenatal care, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services with HIV prevention; and the extent of condom promotion and other HIV prevention strategies

Empowering communities to respond to HIV/AIDS|Ndola demonstration project on maternal and child health : operations research final report

HORIZONS
August 2003

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This is the report of an evaluation study into the feasibility, acceptability and implications of improving infant feeding counselling and introducing voluntary counselling and testing into a low-resource ante-natal care/mother and child health clinic setting, where women did not at the time have access to short-course antiretrovirals to reduce vertical transmission

Reproductive health services in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa : a situation analysis study focusing on HIV/AIDS services

SEARLE, Catherine
et al
July 2003

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Summary of a study in KwaZulu Natal that used situation analysis methodology, first used in reproductive health research to cover important HIV & AIDS-related issues, including: the availability and quality of voluntary counselling and testing services; the extent of integration of family planning, antenatal care, and sexually transmitted infection services with HIV prevention; and the extent of condom promotion and other HIV prevention strategies

Microfinance and households coping with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe : an exploratory study

BARNES, Carolyn
et al
June 2003

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This study, conducted in Zimbabwe, sought to better understand the relationship between a microfinance programme, Zambuko Trust, and how microentrepreneurs’ households cope with the impact of HIV & AIDS. The study also examined how HIV & AIDS is affecting Zambuko’s operations and what microfinance institutions can do to lessen the impact of HIV & AIDS on their clients and operations

Succession planning in Uganda : early outreach for AIDS-affected children and their families

HORIZONS
2003

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This summary paper describes and discusses a survey into the effects and outcomes of a succession planning programme. It discusses the background, context and methodology of the survey, before presenting the key findings. The key findings are as follows: the proportion of HIV+ parents who appointed a guardian increased significantly after exposure to the SP programme; after two years in the programme, parents were more likely to have disclosed their serostatus to at least one child; will writing doubled in the group but remained low; standby guardians appointed were mostly male, however, ultimately women assume the responsibility

Designing HIV/AIDS intervention studies : an operations research handbook

FISHER, Andrew A
FOREIT, James R
et al
May 2002

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This handbook is designed to help HIV/AIDS researchers develop and write a detailed operations research proposal. The organisation of the handbook follows that of a research proposal, starting with identifying, defining and justifying a research problem, ending with how to prepare a budget. Chapters in between cover research objectives, study design, data tabulation, data analysis and dissemination and utilisation of research findings

Mobilizing young people for the care and support of people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia

ESU-WILLIAMS, Eka
et al
March 2002

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Many young people are already providing care to sick family members, although few have the appropriate knowledge and skills to deal with the complex health needs and social issues associated with HIV & AIDS, such as stigmatisation. Training young people as caregivers and as agents of stigma reduction may help communities cope better with the impact of HIV & AIDS and help motivate young people to practice protective behaviours

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