3277.0 HIV and Africa

Monday, November 9, 2009: 2:30 PM
Poster
This session will focus on HIV related prevention, treatment and intervention in Africa.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe appropriate HIV prevention methods for Africans. 2. Describe appropriate HIV treatment methods for Africans. 3. Describe appropriate HIV intervention methods for Africans.

Board 1
HIV testing, AIDS-related stigma, and HIV risk behaviors in Masiphumelele, South Africa
Donaldson Conserve, PhD Candidate, Keren Middelkoop, MBChB, Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, FCP, PhD and Gary King, PHD
Board 2
A Systematic Review On Economic and Demographic Impact of HIV/AIDS IN Nigeria and SOUTH Africa-the PRESENT and the FUTURE
Faisal Siddiqui, MPH and Laura Serrant-Green, PROFESSOR
  
Board 3
Understanding the relationship between HIV/AIDS, gender and marital status: Evidence from a national population-based HIV testing in Nigeria
Samson B. Adebayo, PhD, Jennifer Anyanti, MBChB, MPH, Olaronke Ladipo, MBBS, MSc, Augustine Ankomah, PhD, Bright Ekweremadu, MBA and Ifeanyi Okekearu
Board 4
Using Microcredit to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior among Young Women in Namibia: An Intervention & Evaluation in Caprivi & Kavango Regions
Andee Cooper, MPH, John Bronson, Sandra Dalebout, MPH, Joseph Luchenta, Terthu Ngodji, Isabel Mendes and Patrick Reilly
Board 5
Engaging youth in the organization and delivery of youth-friendly VCT services in Kenya
Andrew J. Riplinger, BS, Gary W. Harper, PhD, MPH, Leah C. Neubauer, MA and Alexandra G. Murphy, PhD
Board 6
Analyzing shame and blame: Correlates of HIV-related stigma in a population-based survey in Malawi
Alisha H. Creel, PhD, Glory Mkandawire, Lisa K. Folda, MHS, Jane W. Brown, MPH, Kirsten Böse, MHS and Rajiv N. Rimal, PhD
  
Board 7
Use of a critical consciousness framework in an HIV prevention intervention for rural male Kenyan youth
Gary W. Harper, PhD, MPH and Andrew J. Riplinger, BS
Board 8
At the cross-roads of HIV and AIDS: Contexts of caregiving to children with HIV/AIDS in Accra, Ghana
G. Adobea Owusu, PhD, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: HIV/AIDS
Endorsed by: Black Caucus of Health Workers, International Health, Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus

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