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Impact of Community Level Factors on HIV Outcomes

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On July 1, HC3 held a webinar titled, Impact of Community Level Factors on HIV Outcomes, focusing on different aspects of HIV and health communication. Presentations focused on community level factors shown to impact HIV, what they are and what effect they have; community-level determinants that potentiate or mitigate HIV outcomes among key populations; and included an example of a community-based project that aimed to reduce HIV transmission and…

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HIV Testing and Counseling

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… HIV testing and counseling (HTC) may be strengthened through health communication interventions. This brief highlights key studies demonstrating the impact of health communication on HIV testing and counseling use in low- and middle-income countries. Testing and counseling were found in several instances to increase communication about HIV, while partner/interpersonal communication also influences testing behaviors. HIV Testing and Counseling …

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Health Communication Impact on Condom Use

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… Condom use can be promoted through various ways within a health communication context, including mass media, entertainment-education, interpersonal communication and school-based interventions. This brief highlights key studies demonstrating the impact of health communication on condom use in low- and middle-income countries. Health Communication Impact on Condom Use …

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Webinar: HIV Risks and Vulnerabilities among Key Populations in West and Central Africa

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On April 16, HC3 held a webinar to review key highlights from the March Supplement to the Journal of Acquired Deficiency Syndromes: HIV Risks and Vulnerabilities among Key Populations in West and Central Africa – Evidence to Inform HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care. VIEW a recording of the webinar (please note because of technical difficulties, Nicole Fraser-Hurt’s presentation was not recorded) DOWNLOAD questions and answers from the webinar P…

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Webinar: Women and Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

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Presentations and recording of the Nov. 19, 2014, webinar: VIEW: Webinar Recording | Webinar Chat Stephanie Davis, MD, MPH is a medical officer on the CDC HIV Prevention Branch’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Team. Dr. Davis’s areas of focus include guidance development for adverse events and wound healing classification, VMMC service delivery quality assurance, combination HIV prevention, and early infant male circumcision. She previously …

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Scaling Up Routine Early Infant Male Circumcision Within Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

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In this webinar, held Jan. 28, 2015, global health experts considered the pros and cons of offering early infant male circumcision (EIMC) in 14 priority countries in Africa as part of routine Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) care. A number of global and country presenters shared policy viewpoints, implementation experience and pilot results. LISTEN: Webinar Recording | REVIEW: Answers to Questions Posed in Webinar Chat Presentations: Pro…

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Partnering with Private Providers in South Africa to Offer Medical Male Circumcision Services

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… Dr. Maphisa & Partners’ clinic waiting room in Johannesburg. The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) published this case study on how a private medical practice successfully partnered with the Center for HIV and AIDS Prevention Studies (CHAPS) in South Africa to provide free medical male circumcision (MMC). [Download] Partnering with Private Providers in South Africa to Offer Medical Male Circumcision Services   …

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Overcoming Seasonality in Scaling Up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: A Case Study from Tanzania

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This case study examines the VMMC program launched in 2009 in two Tanzania regions: Iringa and Njombe. Managers of this program believe that seasonality, once considered a key barrier to meeting ambitious targets and running efficient, productive programs, no longer limits the success of VMMC programs. Through a combination of structural and behavioral measures, the VMMC program in Iringa and Njombe saw a significant change between 2010 to 2014 i…