Understanding and measuring AIDS-related stigma in health care settings: a developing country perspective

VS Mahendra, L Gilborn, S Bharat… - SAHARA-J: Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
AIDS-related stigma and discrimination remain pervasive problems in health care
institutions worldwide. This paper reports on stigma-related baseline findings from a study in …

Scale-up and coverage of Avahan: a large-scale HIV-prevention programme among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in four Indian states

R Verma, A Shekhar, S Khobragade… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Objective Documenting the implementation of a public health programme as per its design is
critical to interpretation of results from survey-led outcome and impact evaluation activities …

[HTML][HTML] Consistent condom use with regular, paying, and casual male partners and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Tamil Nadu, India …

S Ramanathan, V Chakrapani, L Ramakrishnan… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a marginalized population at high risk
for HIV infection. Promoting consistent condom use (CCU) during anal sex is a key risk …

Reducing AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Indian hospitals

VS Mahendra, L Gilborn, B George, L Samson… - 2006 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
People living with HIV/AIDS in India, as elsewhere, face stigma and discrimination in a
variety of contexts. Research in India has shown that stigma and discrimination against HIV …

Pursuing scale and quality in STI interventions with sex workers: initial results from Avahan India AIDS Initiative

R Steen, V Mogasale, T Wi, AK Singh, A Das… - Sexually transmitted …, 2006 - sti.bmj.com
Background: Migration, population mobility, and sex work continue to drive sexually
transmitted epidemics in India. Yet interventions targeting high incidence networks are rarely …

[HTML][HTML] Association between alcohol use and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM): findings from a multi-site bio-behavioral …

D Yadav, V Chakrapani, P Goswami, S Ramanathan… - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
This paper examines the association between alcohol use and HIV-related sexual risk
behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM). A cross-sectional bio-behavioral …

[HTML][HTML] Increase in condom use and decline in prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among high-risk men who have sex with men and transgender persons in …

S Ramanathan, S Deshpande, A Gautam… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background The present study assessed coverage, changes in condom use, and
prevalence of HIV and other STIs among high-risk men who have sex with men (HR-MSM; …

Programme coverage, condom use and STI treatment among FSWs in a large-scale HIV prevention programme: results from cross-sectional surveys in 22 districts in …

L Ramakrishnan, A Gautam, P Goswami… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Objective This paper evaluates Avahan programme9s coverage of female sex workers
(FSWs), focus on high-risk FSWs and intermediate outcomes. Methods First round of cross …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted interventions of the Avahan program and their association with intermediate outcomes among female sex workers in Maharashtra, India

MM Mainkar, DB Pardeshi, J Dale, S Deshpande… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Avahan, the India AIDS Initiative has been a partner supporting
targeted interventions of high risk populations under India's National AIDS Control …

Inconsistent condom use by male clients during anal intercourse with occasional and regular female sex workers (FSWs): survey findings from southern states of India

S Ramanathan, K Nagarajan, L Ramakrishnan… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Self-reported anal intercourse by female sex workers (FSWs) documented in
recent studies from India range between 11.9% and 22%. However, comparable data on …