December 2006

Horizons Findings in the Literature

Many articles based on findings from Horizons studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Here are some recent examples:

2007
Kiragu, Karusa, Thabale Ngulube, Mutinta Nyumbu, Panganani Njobvu, Peter Eerens, and Chilufya Mwaba. "Sexual risk-taking and HIV testing among health workers in Zambia," AIDS and Behavior 11(1): 131–136. (abstract)

2006
Esu-Williams, Eka, Katie D. Schenk, Scott Geibel, Joseph Motsepe, Anderson Zulu, Petronella  Bweupe, and Ellen Weiss. “‘We are no longer called club members but caregivers’: Involving youth in HIV and AIDS caregiving in rural Zambia,” AIDS Care 18(8): 888–894. (abstract)

James, S., P. Reddy, R. Ruiter, A. McCauley, and B. van den Borne. “The impact of an HIV and AIDS life skills program on secondary school students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa,” AIDS Education and Prevention 18(4): 281–294. (abstract)

Ogden, Jessica, Simel Esim, and Caren Grown. "Expanding the care continuum for HIV/AIDS: Bringing carers into focus," Health Policy and Planning 21(5): 333–342. (abstract)

Schenk, Katie D., Tapfuma Murove, and Jan Williamson. 2006. “Protecting children’s rights in the collection of health and welfare data,” Health and Human Rights 9(1): 81–100. (abstract) (PDF)

Sweat, Michael, Deanna Kerrigan, Luis Moreno, Santo Rosario, Bayardo Gomez,  Hector Jerez, Ellen Weiss, and Clare Barrington. “Cost-effectiveness of environmental–structural communication interventions for HIV prevention in the female sex industry in the Dominican Republic,” Journal of Health Communication 11(suppl 2): 123–142. (abstract)

Thurman, Tonya R., Lisanne Brown, Linda Richter, Pranitha Maharaj, and Robert Magnani.  “Sexual risk behavior among South African adolescents: Is orphan status a factor?” AIDS and Behavior 10(6): 627–635. (abstract)

Thurman, Tonya R., Leslie Snider, Neil Boris, Edward Kalisa, Eleazer Nkunda Mugarira, Joseph Ntaganira, and Lisanne Brown. “Psychosocial support and marginalization of youth-headed households in Rwanda,” AIDS Care 18(3): 220–229. (abstract)

Verma, Ravi K., Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, Gary Barker, P. Fulpagare, and S.K. Singh. “Challenging and changing gender attitudes among young men in Mumbai, India,” Reproductive Health Matters 14(28): 135–143. (abstract)

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