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7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention
30 June–3 July

Guide to Population Council activities


Platform Title Authors
Mon, 1 Jul

Poster Sessions
12:30–2:30 pm

 

"Cost-effectiveness of three HIV counseling and testing strategies among male most-at-risk population in Nigeria" (Abstract no. MOPE180)

Francis Ukwuijem, George I. Eluwa,, Sylvia B. Adebajo, Ayodeji Oginni, Babatunde Ahonsi, Jean Njab, and S. Abdu-Aguye

 

"Rethinking volunteerism in sub-Saharan Africa: Select findings from a mixed-method survey in 758 volunteer HIV caregivers in Zambia" (Abstract no. MOPE204)

Jessica Price, Stephanie Topp, Tina Moyo, Drosin Mulenga, Mardieh Dennis, and M. Ngunga
 

"Integration of HIV and maternal health care in a high HIV-prevalence setting: Analysis of client flow data from an evaluation in Swaziland" (Abstract no. MOPE217)

Isolde Birdthistle, Susannah Mayhew, J. Kikuvi, W. Zhou, Kathryn Church, Charlotte Warren, R. Nkambule, and J. Fenty
  "Antiviral properties of zinc acetate enhance the protective efficacy of the MIV-150/ZA/CG microbicide gel" (Abstract no. MOLBPE29)

Mayla Hsu, Olga Mizenina, Ninochka Jean-Pierre, Keith Levendosky, Samantha Seidor, Julian Bess, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Thomas Zydowsky, Melissa Robbiani, and Jose Fernández Romero

Oral Poster Discussions
1:00–2:00 pm

"The demand for voluntary male circumcision in Zambia: A sequential model of the decision process" (Abstract no. MOPDD0103, 1:10 pm)

Paul Hewett, Petra Todd, C. Mweemba, Jessica Price (presenter), and Barbara Mensch

 

"Behavior change pathways to male circumcision: Narrative interviews with 40 male circumcision (MC) clients in Zambia" (Abstract no. MOPDD0105, 1:20 pm)

Jessica Price, Drosin Mulenga, Lyson Phiri, K. Hatzold, N. Shiliya, K. Bowa, and Paul Hewett

 

Session Title—Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Getting It Done (Mini Room 1)

Tue, 2 Jul

Oral Session
4:30–6:00 pm

"Evaluating the effects of three HIV counseling and testing strategies on male most-at-risk-population" (Abstract no. TUAD0104, 5:15 pm)

Sylvia B. Adebajo, Jean Njab, George I. Eluwa, Ayodeji Oginni, Francis Ukwuije, and Babatunde Ahonsi

 

Session Title—Two Sides of the Same Coin: Demand Creation and Supply Strategies for HIV Services (Session Room 1)

Wed, 3 Jul
Poster Sessions
12:30–2:30 pm
"Factors associated with HIV risk perception among men who have sex with men in Nigeria" (Abstract no. WEPE534)

George I. Eluwa, Sylvia B. Adebajo, Issa Kawu, Otibho Obianwu, and Babatunde Ahonsi

 

"Patterns [Estimates] of contraceptive use among female sex workers in Nairobi: Results from a bio-behavioural respondent-driven sampling study" (Abstract no. WEPE558)

Jerry Okal, Eileen Yam, A. Kim, Waimar Tun, Meredith Sheehy, Helgar Mutua, Nicholas Muraguri, B. Mundia, Dita Broz, Reinhard Kaiser, Sufia Dadabhai, H.F. Raymond, and Scott Geibel

 

"Innovations for improving tuberculosis case-finding, prevention and treatment among PLHIV in resource-constrained settings" (Abstract no. WEPE639) (related project)

Caricia Catalani, E. Green, D. Lameck, and Paul Biondich

 

Conference location
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Offsite link: IAS 2013 website



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