HIV prevalence among female sex workers, drug users and men who have sex with men in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Malta, MMF Magnanini, MB Mello, ARP Pascom… - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background The Brazilian response towards AIDS epidemic is well known, but the
absence of a systematic review of vulnerable populations─ men who have sex with men …

Successes and failures in the control of infectious diseases in Brazil: social and environmental context, policies, interventions, and research needs

ML Barreto, MG Teixeira, FI Bastos, RAA Ximenes… - The lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Despite pronounced reductions in the number of deaths due to infectious diseases over the
past six decades, infectious diseases are still a public health problem in Brazil. In this report …

Policing drug users in Russia: risk, fear, and structural violence

A Sarang, T Rhodes, N Sheon, K Page - Substance use & misuse, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
We undertook qualitative interviews with 209 injecting drug users (IDUs)(primarily heroin) in
three Russian cities: Moscow, Barnaul, and Volgograd. We explored IDU's accounts of HIV …

Structural violence in the context of drug policy and initiatives aiming to reduce drug-related harm in contemporary Brazil: a review

FI Bastos - Substance Use & Misuse, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Brazil, the 6th largest world economy, has experienced rapid economic, demographic, and
social structural changes during the last decade. Notwithstanding, Brazil being one of the …

[图书][B] Brazil's Africa strategy: role conception and the drive for international status

C Stolte - 2015 - books.google.com
Page 1 BºAZ *S AFRICA STRATEGY ROLE CONCEPTION AND THE DRIVE FOR
INTERNATIONAL STATUS CHRISTINA STOLTE Page 2 Brazil’s Africa Strategy Page 3 This …

[PDF][PDF] Saúde no Brasil 3 Sucessos e fracassos no controle de doenças infecciosas no Brasil: o contexto social e ambiental, políticas, intervenções e necessidades de …

ML Barreto, MG Teixeira, FI Bastos, RAA Ximenes… - Lancet, 2015 - bvsms.saude.gov.br
Apesar da redução considerável no número de mortes causadas por doenças infecciosas
nas últimas seis décadas, elas continuam sendo um problema de saúde pública no Brasil …

AIDS in Latin America: assessing the current status of the epidemic and the ongoing response

FI Bastos, C Cáceres, J Galvao… - International journal …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background This article provides a summary of the current status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
in Latin America, as well as an outline of the diverse responses to it. Methods A search of …

Abriendo Puertas: Baseline Findings from an Integrated Intervention to Promote Prevention, Treatment and Care among FSW Living with HIV in the Dominican …

Y Donastorg, C Barrington, M Perez, D Kerrigan - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Female sex workers (FSW) are often the focus of primary HIV prevention efforts. However,
little attention has been paid to the prevention, treatment, and care needs of FSW living with …

Social geography of AIDS in Brazil: identifying patterns of regional inequalities

TRA Teixeira, R Gracie, MS Malta… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
The trend towards decline and stabilization of the AIDS epidemic in Brazil should be
analyzed carefully, since aggregate data can mask regional or local inequalities in such a …

The HIV epidemic and human rights violations in Brazil

M Malta, C Beyrer - African Journal of Reproduction and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Efforts to mitigate stigma and discrimination have been central to the national response to
HIV in Brazil, a country historically recognized as a leader in human rights-based HIV …