HIV/AIDS

New HIV/AIDS research has been reported by scientists at Cornell University

Published in AIDS Weekly, April 13th, 2009

"We estimate the determinants of HIV/AIDS knowledge and related behavior (use of condoms) among women in Madagascar, a country where prevalence remains low but conditions are ripe for a rapid increase in infections," scientists writing in the journal African Development Review - Revue Africaine de Developpement report.

"In both rural and urban areas, more educated and wealthier women are more likely to know about means of preventing infection, less likely to have misconceptions about transmission, and more likely to use condoms. Community factors such as availability of health centers and access to roads also are associated with greater HIV knowledge," wrote P....

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-04-13)

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