In the Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra, India, Family Health International's Aastha Project aims to reduce the incidence of HIV and other sexually...
A key innovation of the Aastha project has been the formation of the first and largest sex worker federation in India. Called the Aastha Parivaar (family),...
The present study describes an assessment of a large-scale intervention, “Avahan”, using an evaluation framework that...
A decline in HIV prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) has been reported from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...
Two rounds of integrated biological and behavioural assessment (IBBA) surveys were done among men who have sex with men...
Data from Avahan’s computerized management information system; two rounds of integrated behavioral and biological...
Avahan is a large-scale, HIV preventive intervention, targeting high-risk populations in south India. We assessed the...
Effective STI control among vulnerable key populations is an important strategy to reduce HIV transmission. This...
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The Aastha SBC material is an interactive material designed for effective STI/HIV prevention. This manual will guide...
This course teaches a formula for organizing a report or article. The style tought follows the format of the journal of Experimental Social Psychology,which closely resembles that routinely used by most social science and public health journals.The course is organized according to the sections of...