HORIZONS
Publications/Resources

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

2008
Chinaglia, Magda, Waimar Tun, Maeve Mello, Magdalena Insfran, and Juan Díaz. 2008. “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)

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)

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)

2007
Chinaglia, Magda, Sheri A. Lippman, Julie Pulerwitz, Maeve de Mello, Rick Homan, Juan Díaz. “Reaching truckers in Brazil with non-stigmatizing and effective HIV/STI services,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Lippman, Sheri A., Julie Pulerwitz, Magda Chinaglia, A. Hubbard, Arthur Reingold, and Juan Díaz. “Mobility and its liminal context: Exploring sexual partnering among truck drivers crossing the Southern Brazilian border,” Social Science and Medicine 65(12): 2464–2473. (abstract)

Moreau, Amadou, Placide Tapsoba, Abdoulaye Ly, Cheikh Ibrahima Niang, and Abdou Khoudia Diop. “Implementing STI/HIV prevention and care interventions for men who have sex with men in Dakar, Senegal,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2006
Díaz, Juan, Magda Chinaglia, Sheri Lippman, Julie Pulerwitz, Cristina Ogura, and Maeve Mello. “Addressing the HIV prevention, testing, and treatment needs of mobile populations: Focus on truckers in Brazil,” Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

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)

Kerrigan, Deanna, Luis Moreno, Santo Rosario, Bayardo Gomez, Hector Jerez, Clare Barrington, Ellen Weiss, and Michael Sweat. "Environmental–structural interventions to reduce HIV/STI risk among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic," American Journal of Public Health 96(1): 120–125. (abstract)

Khan, Hena. "Testing on the road: Brazilian study finds support for VCT among truckers," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Onyango-Ouma, W., Harriet Birungi, and Scott Geibel. “Understanding the HIV/STI prevention needs of men who have sex with men in Kenya,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Samuels, Fiona, Ravi K. Verma, and C.K. George. “Reducing HIV risk behaviors among key populations by increasing community involvement and building social capital: Baseline findings from Andhra Pradesh, India,” Horizons Research Update. New Delhi: Population Council. (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)

2005
Homan, Rick and Catherine Searle. "Exploring the role of family caregivers and home-based care programs in meeting the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

———. "Programmatic implications of a cost study of home-based care programs in South Africa," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Hutchinson, Sherry. "A targeted intervention falls short: Study in South African mining community highlights importance of understanding sexual networks," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Khan, Hena. "Prevention for positives: Study in Kenya underscores need to include people living with HIV/AIDS in prevention efforts," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

———. "Reaching out to the vulnerable: Kenya study focuses on HIV prevention needs of men who have sex with men," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Ndhlovu, Lewis, Catherine Searle, Johannes van Dam, Yodwa Mzaidume, Bareng Rasego, and Solly Moema. “Reducing the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in a mining community: Findings from the Carletonville Mothusimpilo intervention project: 1998 to 2001,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Onyango-Ouma, W., Harriet Birungi, and Scott Geibel. "Understanding the HIV/STI risks and prevention needs of men who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2004
Clarke, Alison. “‘Health on the road’: Designing HIV/AIDS programs for truck drivers,” Horizons Report, June. Population Council: Washington DC. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

Esu-Williams, Eka, Katie Schenk, Joseph Motsepe, Scott Geibel, and Anderson Zulu. "Involving young people in the care and support of people living with HIV and AIDS in Zambia," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Kerrigan, Deanna, Luis Moreno, Bayardo Gomez, Hector Jerez, Ellen Weiss, Johannes van Dam, Eva Roca, Clare Barrington, and Michael Sweat. "Combining community approaches and government policy to reduce HIV risk in the Dominican Republic," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF) (en español, PDF)

―――. "Community approaches and government policy reduce HIV risk in the Dominican Republic," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text) (en español)

Mahendra, Vaishali Sharma and Laelia Gilborn. "PLWHA-friendly hospitals in India: Reducing AIDS-related stigma and discrimination," Sexual Health Exchange 2: 13–14. (offsite link)

Ndhlovu, Lewis, Catherine Searle, and Johannes Van Dam. “Strengthening STI treatment and HIV prevention services in Carletonville, South Africa,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

USAID. "Horizons study helps Madagascar health officials achieve effective, low-cost management of sexually transmitted infections," Success Stories. Washington, DC: USAID. (offsite PDF)

YRG CARE, Horizons Program, and International HIV/AIDS Alliance. "Maximizing resources to meet client needs: Evaluation of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and support model in India," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

YRG CARE, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, and Horizons Program. "Expanding care and support in South India: Scaling up YRG CARE's patient-centered approach," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

USAID. "Four-country study finds persons living with HIV/AIDS benefit from NGO involvement," Success Stories. Washington, DC: USAID. (offsite PDF) 

2003
Cornu, Christophe and Kathy Attawell. The Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Community-based Prevention, Care and Support Programs in Developing Countries: A Multi-country Diagnostic Study. Brighton, UK: Population Council and International HIV/AIDS Alliance. (PDF)

Esu-Williams, Eka, Scott Geibel, Joseph Motsepe, Katie Schenk, Moses Zulu, and Petronella Bweupe. "Involving youth in the care and support of people affected by HIV and AIDS," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Horizons Program and SHARAN. PLHA-friendly Achievement Checklist. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2002
"Acceptability of the female condom after a social marketing campaign in Campinas, Brazil," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

"Assessing progress to foster greater PLHA involvement in Burkina Faso," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council and International HIV/AIDS Alliance. (full text) (en français)

"Cost of care and support services for PLHA: Implications for the financial sustainability of nongovernmental organizations," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Dadian, Margaret (ed.). "Care and support in India: Special focus on YRG CARE," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

"Greater involvement of PLHA in NGO service delivery: Findings from a four-country study," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council and International HIV/AIDS Alliance. (full text) (en français)

"Meeting the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text) (en français)

"Mobilizing young people for the care and support of people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Niang, Cheikh I., Moustapha Diagne, Youssoupha Niang, Amadou Mody Moreau, Dominique Gomis, Mayé Diouf, Karim Seck, Abdoulaye Sidibé Wade, Placide Tapsoba, and Chris Castle. "Meeting the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men in Senegal," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF) (en français, PDF)

"Estimating the cost and effectiveness of different STI management strategies for sex workers in Madagascar," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Weiss, Ellen. "Studies in brief: Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Zambia, India—PLHA involvement strengthens service delivery, improves health," Horizons Report, December. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

2001
"Assessment of anti-trafficking efforts finds disunity among NGOs," Horizons Report, Spring. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

Daly, Celine Costello, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Pankaja Bhattarai. “Human rights and trafficking: Supporting women in Nepal,” Global AIDSLink 69: 4.

Horizons Program and Asia Foundation. "Prevention of trafficking and the care and support of trafficked persons," Horizons Final Report. New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF)

"Involving youth in care and support for PLHA," Horizons Report, Fall. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

"Pioneering study reveals high risk, little support for stigmatized MSM," Horizons Report, Fall. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

"Promoting 100 percent condom use in Dominican sex establishments," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

"Trafficking and human rights in Nepal: Community perceptions and policy and program responses," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2000
Esu Esu-Williams, Eka, Joan Duncan, Stan Phiri, David Chilongozi. “A retrospective assessment of the COPE 1 Program in Namwera, Malawi,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Herrera, Doris, Norma Valesca, and Christophe Cornu. "The involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS in the delivery of community-based prevention, care and support services in Ecuador," Research Summary. London: Population Council and International HIV/AIDS Alliance.  (PDF) 

"Organizations reap immediate benefits from study," Horizons Report, Spring. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

van Dam, Johannes. "Hybrid STI interventions: Putting new prevention and treatment approaches to the test," Horizons Report, Spring. Washington, DC Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

1999
"The participation of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in community-based organizations," Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

For additional information please contact: 
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