How can interventions more effectively tackle women’s and girls’ vulnerability to HIV? In this presentation, given to mark World AIDS Day at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, STRIVE Research Director Professor Charlotte Watts introduces key structural drivers affecting women and girls, such as:
Interview with Prof Charlotte Watts for World AIDS Day 2012
Young people face particular vulnerabilities with respect to HIV, many not yet addressed in HIV responses. In this video interview for World AIDS Day 2012 at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, STRIVE Research Director Professor Charlotte Watts cites one example: the exchange of sex for material goods based not only on economic need but also on aspiration and ideas about social mobility.
Interview with Prof Charlotte Watts for World AIDS Day 2012
Young people face particular vulnerabilities with respect to HIV, many not yet addressed in HIV responses. In this video interview for World AIDS Day 2012 at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, STRIVE Research Director Professor Charlotte Watts cites one example: the exchange of sex for material goods based not only on economic need but also on aspiration and ideas about social mobility.
The diverse HIV prevention needs of sex workers - Parinita Bhattacharjee
This webinar describes the evolution of KHPT’s programming with female sex workers (FSW). It focuses on KHPT’s strategic shift from a largely biomedical approach to an integrated structural approach dealing with stigma, violence, collectivisation and building enabling environments for FSW.
The presentation illustrates:
Impact of two vulnerability reduction strategies on HIV risk reduction among female sex workers
Training female sex workers (FSW) in alternative income generation has emerged as an innovative HIV/AIDS prevention strategy. This new report published by KHPT focuses on a range of interlinking community mobilisation strategies.
The study demonstrates the impact of two vulnerability reduction strategies on HIV risk among female sex workers:
The role of HIV-related stigma in utilization of skilled childbirth services in rural Kenya
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Findings indicate the urgent need for interventions to reduce HIV-related stigma.
The Maternity in Migori and AIDS Stigma Study (MAMAS Study) was conducted in a high HIV prevalence area in rural Kenya. The study examined the effect of women's perceptions of HIV-related stigma during pregnancy on their use of maternity services.
How does HIV-related stigma influence birth decisions?
Key resources on female sex workers
The links between sex work and HIV vulnerability have long been recognized. Research shows that sex workers and their clients are at a heightened risk of HIV and face a range of particular barriers to accessing prevention, care and treatment. However, the UNAIDS Guidance Note on HIV and Sex Work states that until recently, less than 1% of global funding for HIV prevention was allocated to HIV and sex work.
Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Review of HIV risk amongst FSW compared with that of other women of reproductive age.
The research found that although data characterising HIV risk among female sex workers is scarce, the burden of disease is disproportionately high. The paper argues for further consideration of the legal and policy environments in which sex workers operate. It also advocates actions to address the role of stigma, discrimination, and violence in shaping sex workers’ vulnerability to HIV
Measurement brief: Measuring HIV stigma and discrimination
To understand how HIV stigma operates and how it can be reduced, researchers need a standardised measurement framework.
Stigma as a barrier to the elimination of new infant infections: Model projections from an urban PMTCT programme in South Africa
How can we quantify the impact of stigma and discrimination on mother-to-child (MTCT) transmission of HIV?
This poster presentation by Holly Prudden looks at the stigma- and non stigma-related barriers that affect women’s access to preventive care (PMTCT).
Model projections show that if stigma could be reduced to “minimal" levels, a considerable percentage of mother-to-child transmissions may be averted.
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