Factors associated with problem drinking among women employed in food and recreational facilities in northern Tanzania

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Data from two at-risk female groups suggest that reducing problem drinking in this population would lower the risk of HIV infection.

 Growing evidence shows that alcohol consumption, particularly binge drinking, is associated with increased risk of HIV infection. STRIVE researchers interviewed two groups of women aged 18 to 24 employed in small towns in northern Tanzania in order to determine factors associated with problem drinking in this population and context. The study:

Community building to reduce the HIV/AIDS related stigma among female sex workers in Karnataka, India

 A strong association was found between community mobilisation and a reduction in the stigmatising attitudes of female sex workers towards HIV/AIDS.

Structural drivers and interventions: State of the evidence and barriers to action

Michael Samson summarises what we know about the structural factors shaping HIV risk and how to tackle them.

A high-level meeting in Washington, DC on 9 January 2014 addressed the social drivers of AIDS and extreme poverty. In this presentation to the gathering, the research director of EPRI (the Economic Policy Research Institute) synthesises the existing evidence base in order to:

STRIVE and AIDSTAR-One position paper series: Structural approaches to HIV prevention

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Critical issues for current and future research and for programmatic intervention design.

STRIVE and AIDSTAR-One presentations on structural prevention

The current and future direction of structural prevention efforts.

Violence: The measure of a man? - Ana Maria Buller

It has been said that violence is part of an exaggerated version of masculinity but the link between violence and masculinities is far from clear.

  • Is violence inherent in men or is it something that men learn?
  • What are masculinities and how are they constructed?

To address these questions, this Learning Lab

AIDSTAR-One draft resource tool for structural approaches to HIV prevention

What are the interventions that address structural factors? How can they be prioritised, operationalised and evaluated?

Roadmap for promoting women’s economic empowerment

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What works best to increase women’s productivity and earnings in developing countries?

SASA! An introduction

This short version of STRIVE's video about SASA! shows the programme in action in Uganda. SASA! is an innovative approach to mobilising communities to prevent violence against women and HIV. It is designed by Raising Voices and implemented in Kampala, Uganda, by the Center for Domestic Violence Prevention, CEDOVIP.

Help-seeking pathways and barriers for survivors of gender-based violence in Tanzania

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Results from a study in Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, and Iringa region.

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