High coverage sites : HIV prevention among injecting drug users in transitional and developing countries : case studies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, author, issuing body.

Series:

UNAIDS best practice collection.

UNAIDS best practice collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Developing countries--Prevention--Case studies.

AIDS (Disease).

Intravenous drug abusers--Developing countries.

Intravenous drug abusers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : UNAIDS, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

UNAIDS commissioned this report to investigate programmes and sites in low-income and transitional countries which were regarded by international authorities as 'high coverage sites' -that is, where more than 50% of injecting drug users had been reached by one or more HIV-prevention interventions. The most significant finding is that high level coverage can be attained by interventions addressing HIV among injecting drug users in developing and transitional countries. The seven case studies each include a description of the development of the programme and features of the services provided, an

Contents:

CONTENTS; Tables; Abbreviations and Terms; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction and Methods; Definitions; 2. Case Studies: Eastern Europe; 2.1 Soligorsk, Belarus; 2.1.1 Summary; 2.1.2 Drug use and HIV situation; 2.1.3 History; 2.1.4 Features of services; 2.1.5 Coverage; 2.1.6 Maintaining and expanding coverage; 2.1.7 Further reading; 2.2 Pskov, Russian Federation; 2.2.1 Summary; 2.2.2 Drug use and HIV situation; 2.2.3 History; 2.2.4 Features of services; 2.2.5 Coverage; 2.2.6 Maintaining and expanding coverage; 2.2.7 Further reading; 2.3 Sumy, Ukraine; 2.3.1 Summary

2.3.2 Drug use and HIV situation2.3.3 History; 2.3.4 Features of services; 2.3.5 Coverage; 2.3.6 Maintaining and expanding coverage; 2.3.7 Further reading; 3. Case Studies: Asia; 3.1 Dhaka, People's Republic of Bangladesh; 3.1.1 Summary; 3.1.2 Drug use and HIV situation; 3.1.3 History; 3.1.4 Features of services; 3.1.5 Coverage; 3.1.6 Maintaining and expanding coverage; 3.1.7 Further reading; 3.2 Rajshahi, People's Republic of Bangladesh; 3.2.1 Summary; 3.2.2 Drug use and HIV situation; 3.2.3 History; 3.2.4 Features of services; 3.2.5 Coverage; 3.2.6 Maintaining and expanding coverage

3.2.7 Further reading3.3 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR), People's Republic of China; 3.3.1 Summary; 3.3.2 Drug use and HIV situation; 3.3.3 History; 3.3.4 Features of services; 3.3.5 Coverage; 3.3.6 Maintaining and expanding coverage; 3.3.7 Further reading; 4. Case Studies: Latin America; 4.1 Salvador, Brazil; 4.1.1 Summary; 4.1.2 Drug use and HIV situation; 4.1.3 History; 4.1.4 Features of services; 4.1.5 Coverage; 4.1.6 Maintaining and expanding coverage; 4.1.7 Further reading; 5. Lessons learnt: High-coverage sites; 5.1 Common features of high-coverage programmes

5.2 Challenges for comprehensive HIV-related programmes5.3 Minimal coverage monitoring and estimation; 5.4 Recommendations for further research

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610953301

9781280953309

1280953306

9789291736027

9291736023

OCLC:

476082608