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HIV/AIDS
Reports outline HIV/AIDS study findings from Columbia University
June 30th, 2009
"African American women continue to be disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, yet there are few effective HIV prevention interventions that are exclusively tailored to their lives and that address their risk factors," scientists writing in the American Journal of Public Health report. "Using an ecological framework, we offer a comprehensive overview of the risk factors that are driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African American women and explicate the consequences of ignoring these factors in HIV prevention strategies," wrote N. Elbassel and colleagues, Columbia University. The researchers concluded: "We also recommend ways to...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-30)
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