Botswana's HIV response: Policies, context, and future directions.
Journal
Journal of community psychology
ISSN: 1520-6629
Titre abrégé: J Community Psychol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0367033
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2020
04 2020
Historique:
received:
20
12
2019
accepted:
20
12
2019
pubmed:
18
1
2020
medline:
3
8
2021
entrez:
18
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This brief report describes key periods in the history of the national public health response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Botswana. It reveals the context leading to the development of HIV policies presently in place and current challenges that remain. The report concludes with opportunities for future directions, initiatives, and policy changes to reduce the high rates of HIV.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31951283
doi: 10.1002/jcop.22316
pmc: PMC7103557
mid: NIHMS1065991
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Retroviral Agents
0
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1066-1070Subventions
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : P30 AI045008
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIMH NIH HHS
ID : P30 MH097488
Pays : United States
Organisme : FIC NIH HHS
ID : R21 TW011084
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIMH NIH HHS
ID : T32 MH103210
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) (2007). Epidemic of Inequality. Women's Rights and HIV/AIDS in Botswana & Swaziland. An Evidence-Based Report on the Effects of Gender Inequity, Stigma and Discrimination. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Physicians for Human Rights. https://s3.amazonaws.com/PHR_Reports/botswana-swaziland-report.pdf