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Mind the gap: implementation challenges break the link between HIV/AIDS researc...
MacCarthy,Sarah; Reisner,Sari; Hoffmann,Michael; Perez-Brumer,Amaya; Silva-Santisteban,Alfonso; Nunn,Amy; Bastos,LeonardoAbstract: Sampling strategies such as respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and time-location sampling (TLS) offer unique opportunities to access key populations such as men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women. Limited work has assessed implementation challenges of these methods. Overcoming implementation challenges can improve research quality and increase uptake of HIV services among key populations....
Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care in Brazil among men who self-identify as het...
MacCarthy,Sarah; Brignol,Sandra; Reddy,Manasa; Nunn,Amy; Dourado,InêsABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the factors associated with late presentation to HIV/AIDS services among heterosexual men. METHODS Men infected by HIV who self-identified as heterosexual (n = 543) were included in the study. Descriptive, biivariate and logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the factors associated with late presentation (defined as individuals whose first CD4 count was <350 cells/...
Descentralização, AIDS e redução de danos: a implementação de políticas pública...
Fonseca,Elize Massard da; Nunn,Amy; Souza-Junior,Paulo Borges; Bastos,Francisco Inácio; Ribeiro,José MendesO artigo avalia como a descentralização dos recursos e ações do Programa Nacional de DST e AIDS influenciou as transferências de recursos para os programas de prevenção ao HIV/AIDS entre usuários de drogas injetáveis no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (1999-2006). Foram avaliados os efeitos da política de descentralização sobre as transferências de recursos para os Programas de Redução de Danos (PRD) no Rio de Janeiro. ...