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3273.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM | ||||
Poster | ||||
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| HIV/AIDS remains a global epidemic, and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in various countries worldwide; highlighting the importance of international research. Thus, the posters within this session address the needs of vulnerable segments of the population residing in South Africa, India, Brazil, Laos, and China. Several of the posters evaluate different prevention programs and their effectiveness in improving HIV patient care. Other posters investigate SES, HIV knowledge levels, attitudes, and risk behaviors among vulnerable populations. The issue of ART is addressed in some of the posters. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Articulate current attitudes, knowledge levels, and risk behaviors among diverse, vulnerable groups residing outside of the US. 2. Evaluate prevention strategies in changing risk behaviors among diverse, vulnerable groups residing outside of the US. 3. Identify challenges to the development and implementation of HIV prevention programs among diverse, vulnerable groups residing outside of the US. | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Michael Reece, PhD, MPH | |||
| Board 1 | HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Risk Behavior in a Delhi Slum Community Sona Chikarmane, BA, Gabriel Griffin, BA | |||
| Board 2 | Changing attitudes and HIV risk behavior among youth in Kunming, China Jennifer K. Christian, MPH, Nureyan Zunong, Kim Longfield, PhD, Vanessa Hunsberger, Mariah Preston, MA | |||
| Board 3 |  | Formative research to understand the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the elderly in India: Challenges with study design Ajey Bhardwaj, Justin Waltz, Vinodini Desai, Dr, Sanjana Bhardwaj, Dr | ||
| Board 4 | Prevalence and knowledge of STD, HIV/AIDS, and condom utilization among the homeless populations in the Paso del Norte Region Robert W. Buckingham, Dr PH, John Moraros, MD, PhD, MPH, CHES, Yelena Bird, MD, MPH, Carmela Smith, BS, Surasri Prapasiri, BS, Sasha King, BA | |||
| Board 5 | Wealth or poverty? a multilevel analysis of socioeconomic status and HIV prevalence in Tanzania Wezi Msisha, RN, BSN, MPH, Saidi Kapiga, MD, DS, Felton Earls, MD, S.V. Subramanian, PhD | |||
| Board 6 | Overcoming language barriers in HIV treatment education and counseling in six high prevalence states of India Geetha Venugopal, MPhil, Vijayabhaskar Reddy Kandula, MD, MPH, Jyoti Vajpayee, MD, A. Sethuramashankaran, MBBS, Chandramouli Peyyala, MSW, Meenu Ratnani, MSc, Vaibhavi Bhalekar, MA, Suresh Shastri, MBBS, Susmita Das, MA, MPH, Sharone Beatty | |||
| Board 7 | Non-stigmatizing HIV/STI services in border areas in Southern Brazil reduce truckers' HIV risk behaviors Magda Chinaglia, MD, Julie Pulerwitz, ScD, Sheri Lippman, MSc, Maeve Mello, PhD, Rick Homan, PhD, Juan Diaz, MD | |||
| Board 8 | Interpersonal Communication Activities of PSI/Laos Associated with Trends toward Safer Sexual Behavior among Transgender in Laos Xouchai Panyanouvong, MD, Judy Chen, MS, Kim Longfield, PhD, Gregory Patts, BA | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | HIV/AIDS | |||
| Endorsed by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; International Health; Socialist Caucus | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA