HIV risk

Climate change threats to HIV rates

harminka — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:50:03 -0500

Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

February 7th proclaimed National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

seher — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:22:54 -0600

February 7th was proclaimed National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Making this step the Florida Department of Health highlights the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on the black community and encourages people to learn more about HIV/AIDS.

New Hiv Cases Rising

seher — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:40:26 -0600

The number of gay and bisexual men getting infected by the HIV virus is rising steeply in Sweden.

Mental health screenings, risk behavior interventions needed in juvenile justice system

harminka — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:15:55 -0600

Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual activity that puts them at greater risk for HIV, according to new research from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center.

Abstinence-plus programs for HIV prevention can reduce risk behavior

harminka — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:17:17 -0600

Programmes that aim to encourage sexual abstinence while also encouraging and teaching safer sex strategies for those who are sexually active can reduce short- and long-term HIV risk behaviour among young people in high-income countries, according to the findings of a new Cochrane Review.

High-risk individuals less likely to follow through on HIV testing plans

harminka — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:40:27 -0500

One-fourth of individuals at high risk for contracting HIV report planning to be tested for the virus in the next year, but fewer appear to follow through on that intention than individuals who are at lower risk, according to a report in the October 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

High risk Older women have little interest in being tested for HIV

harminka — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:05:52 -0500

Few older women were interested in being tested for the virus that causes AIDS despite having significant risk factors for lifetime exposure, according to a study published in the July/August edition of the Journal of Women’s Health. The risk is especially great among African-American women, who represent 73 percent of new HIV cases in women over age 50.

Self-monitoring reduces HIV-positive people's high risk behavior

harminka — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:22:25 -0500

There are many effective, albeit expensive, intervention programs aimed at encouraging HIV-positive people to practice less risky behavior. But a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that self-monitoring by these patients is not only an effective strategy but is inexpensive and easy to implement as well.

Hormonal contraception does not appear to increase HIV risk

harminka — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:25:27 -0600