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Why do women not use antenatal services in low- and middle-Income countries? a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

FINLAYSON, Kenneth
DOWNE, Soo
January 2013

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This article aims to inform the development of future antenatal care programmes through a synthesis of findings in all relevant qualitative studies. The findings suggest that there may be a misalignment between current antenatal care provision and the social and cultural context of some women in low and middle income countries
PLoS Med, Vol 10, Issue 1

Five myths about the HIV epidemic in Asia

GODWIN, Peter
et al
October 2006

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This article raises concerns about a number of misinformed beliefs, or myths, about the HIV epidemic that are widely circulating in Asia, and suggests that if these myths, are allowed to underpin and influence policy and programming and guide immediate action, they have the potential to jeopardise exactly the kind of focused, coherent, evidence-based programme being called for in Asia and the Pacific

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