The girl effect: The clock is ticking

Inspiring infographic that communicates the potential of investing in health and education for young women and girls in countries such as Ethiopia, India and Bangladesh. See more at The Girl Effect.

India ‘MSM Situation Paper’ Series Technical Briefs

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Peer-reviewed by members of STRIVE, a series of three technical briefs was prepared by the Department for International Development AIDS Technical Assistance Support Team (DfID AIDS TAST) in response to India's National AIDS Control Programme planning process.

India has a concentrated AIDS epidemic, so this series is designed to focus on high risk groups. The second brief in the series pertains to women partners of MSM 

Personal, interpersonal and structural challenges to accessing HIV testing, treatment and care services among female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgenders in Karnataka state, South India

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Despite high HIV prevalence rates among most-at-risk groups, utilisation of HIV testing, treatment and care services was relatively low in Karnataka prior to 2008. The authors – from STRIVE partners Karnataka Health Promotion Trust and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine among others – aim to understand the barriers at work here and to propose solutions to overcome them.

What Works to Prevent Partner Violence? An Evidence Overview

Lori Heise reviews the empirical evidence of what works in low- and middle-income countries to prevent violence against women by their husbands and other male partners.

The review focuses on prevention programmes rather than responses or services, and on research-based evaluations rather than insights from practice. Individual chapters cover:

Adolescent Gender Norms - Nandita Bhatla

The International Center for Research on Women transforms gender norms through a school-based curriculum (GEMS), and trains cricket coaches to address gender-based violence with the boys they mentor (Parivartan).

Presented by Nandita Bhatla, Senior Gender and Development Specialist, ICRW, New Delhi, on 17 April 2012.

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Adolescent Research - Catherine MacPhail, Emilie Venables

In both urban and rural areas of South Africa: economic incentives for preventive health programmes, appropriate methodological tools and intervention design.

Presented by Dr Catherine MacPhail, Technical Team head on a randomised control trial of conditional cash transfers, and Dr Emilie Venables, Senior Researcher, both from the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, South Africa.

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Men's emotions and HIV prevention - Benjamin Davis

Can better understandings of men's experiences of emotion improve HIV prevention interventions? A study in India trains a gender lens on men's vulnerabilities and behaviours.

Presented by Dr Benjamin Davis, from his PhD studies at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 12 October 2011.

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