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Horizons co-sponsored From Evidence to Policy—HIV Findings from the Field, an HIV/AIDS research dissemination event, on Wednesday, 13 February, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium (more)

Horizons research from Rwanda was presented at an Orphans and Vulnerable Children Task Force program update on 12 December in Washington, DC (more)

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Horizons develops and pilots an abstinence (A) and being faithful (B) life skills curriculum for in-school youth in South Africa (more)

Publications
Horizons and Population Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
Chinaglia, Magda, Waimar Tun, Maeve Mello, Magdalena Insfran, and Juan Díaz. “Assessment of risk factors for HIV infection in female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

CORO and Horizons/Population Council. Sakhi Saheli: Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women—A Training Manual. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

Denison, Julie A., Kevin R. O’Reilly, George P. Schmid, Caitlin E. Kennedy, and Michael D. Sweat. “HIV voluntary counseling and testing and behavioral risk reduction in developing countries: A meta-analysis, 1990–2005,” AIDS and Behavior 12(3): 363–373. (abstract)

Kerrigan, Deanna, Paulo Telles, Helena Torres, Cheryl Overs, and Christopher Castle. “Community development and HIV/STI-related vulnerability among female sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,” Health Education Research 23(1): 137–145. (abstract)

Khuat Thi Hai Oanh, Kim Ashburn, Julie Pulerwitz, Jessica Ogden, and Laura Nyblade. “Improving hospital-based quality of care in Vietnam by reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Kiragu, Karusa, Caroline Mackenzie, Jennifer Weiss, Murungaru Kimani, and Debbie Gachuhi. “School as a workplace in Kenya: Evaluation of the Teachers Matter HIV/AIDS project,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Nelson, Tobey C., Eka Esu-Williams, Lungile Mchunu, Pinkie Nyamakazi, S’Fiso Mnguni, Katie Schenk, Catherine Searle, and Jennifer Redner. “Training youth caregivers to provide HIV education and support to orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Nyblade, Laura, Kerry MacQuarrie, Gideon Kwesigabo, Aparna Jain, Lusajo Kajula, Fausta Philip, William Henerico Tibesigwa, and Jessie Mbwambo. “Moving forward: Tackling stigma in a Tanzanian community,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Pulerwitz, Julie, Annie P. Michaelis, Sheri A. Lippman, Magda Chinaglia, and Juan Díaz.  “HIV-related stigma, service utilization, and status disclosure among truck drivers crossing the Southern borders in Brazil,” AIDS Care 20(2): 198–204. (abstract)

Samuels, Fiona, Joseph Simbaya, Avina Sarna, Scott Geibel, Phillimon Ndubani, and Jolly Kamwanga. “Engaging communities in supporting HIV prevention and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Zambia,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Sapiano, Tobey Nelson, Nathi Sohaba, and Eka Esu-Williams. “‘Dare to Be Different’: Enhancing life skills education for HIV prevention in South African schools,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Sarna, Avina, Stanley M. Luchters, Scott Geibel, Susan Kaai, Paul Munyao, Khadija Shikely, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Johannes van Dam, and Marleen Temmerman.  “Sexual risk behavior and HAART: A comparative study of HIV-infected persons on HAART and on preventive therapy in Kenya,” International Journal of STD and AIDS 19(2): 85–89. (abstract)

Sarna, Avina, Sanjay Pujari, A.K. Sengar, Rajiv Garg, Indrani Gupta, and Johannes van Dam. “Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and its determinants amongst HIV patients in India,” Indian Journal of Medical Research 127(1): 28–36.  (abstract)

Thurman, Tonya Renee, Leslie Snider, Neil Boris, Edward Kalisa, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, and Lisanne Brown. “Barriers to the community support of orphans and vulnerable youth in Rwanda,” Social Science and Medicine 66(7): 1557–1567. (abstract)

Warren, Charlotte, Rachel Shongwe, Allen Waligo, Mohammed Mahdi, Goldy Mazia, and Indira Narayanan. "Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Swaziland," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

See Also

• Frontiers in Reproductive Health
• Population Council HIV and AIDS
• Population Council Reproductive Health
• Population Council Research Locations
• Population Council Media Center

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