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Putting into perspective “over than 28 times more likely to get anal cancer”

NYC's condom awareness ad: Scary!! But is it true? And, as importantly, is it in perspective?

Published
14 December 2010
From
Box Turtle Bulletin
Epidemiology and behaviour
UGANDA: "Sexual network" campaigns lacking, says study

Uganda has taken steps to address the HIV threat posed when people have multiple sexual partners, but according to a recent study, campaigns to address the issue are having a limited impact.

Published
14 December 2010
From
IRIN Plus News
Behaviour change interventions
GMHC, GLAAD Call on the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to Pull Sensationalistic and Stigmatizing HIV/AIDS ad

"While it's extremely important that we continue to educate New Yorkers about HIV/AIDS prevention, the sensationalized nature of the commercial, including its tabloid-like fear tactics, misses the mark in fairly and accurately representing what it's like to live with HIV/AIDS."

Published
14 December 2010
From
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Behaviour change interventions
NYC Health Dept. Defends Graphic HIV Video: “This is Not Fabricated”

The top brass in New York City’s Department of Health is defending a controversial ad that uses rotting brains, decaying bones and bleeding anuses to convince young men to use condoms.

Published
13 December 2010
From
Housing Works
Behaviour change interventions
Fear-based prevention campaign focuses on bone loss, dementia and anal cancer

Video Spots Show How HIV Can Compromise Health and Well Being, Even when Treatment Controls the Infection

Published
09 December 2010
From
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Behaviour change interventions
HIV prevention in clinical settings is feasible and shows results

Participation in a short training programme increases the likelihood of HIV care providers discussing sexual risk behaviour with their patients in routine clinical settings, US research published

Published
08 December 2010
By
Michael Carter
Behaviour change interventions
Challenging HIV through social networking

Tapping into young people’s use of online social networks presents health agencies with a powerful opportunity to help control the rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless youth in Los Angeles. According to new research, online social networking - and the topics discussed on these networks - have the potential to affect sexual risk behaviors.

Published
06 December 2010
From
Science Daily
Behaviour change interventions
Zimbabwe: Activists condemn campaign against multiple sexual partners

Women's rights groups have attacked the PSI campaign against multiple sexual partners - the message demeaned women and portrayed them as the main culprits in the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Published
03 December 2010
From
The Zimbabwean
Behaviour change interventions
Phones: now a critical weapon

From awareness campaigns to improved drug adherence through text message reminders, mobile technology is moving to the heart of efforts to prevent the spread of HIV-Aids.

Published
03 December 2010
From
Financial Times
Condoms and lubricant
Brazil: Believers are less likely to see the light about prevention

“Religious people are more difficult because they believe in only having one sexual partner and say if they use a condom they will be seen as unfaithful,” she says.

Published
03 December 2010
From
Financial Times
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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