Browsing by Author "Malta, Monica Siqueira"
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Putting Respondent-Driven Sampling on the Map: Insights from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Toledo, Lidiane et al. | Date Issued: 2011 -
A qualitative assessment of long distance truck drivers' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Itajaí, southern Brazil
Malta, Monica Siqueira et al. | Date Issued: 2006Itajai is the largest pon in southern Brazil and has one of the nation's highest AIDS incidence rates. Since over 400 truck drivers enter the city daily, they may playa key role in the HIV/AIDS epidemic due to transactions ... -
Social geography of AIDS in Brazil: identifying patterns of regional inequalities
Teixeira, Tatiana Rodrigues de Araujo et al. | Date Issued: 2014A tendência ao declínio e estabilização da epidemia de AIDS no Brasil deve ser analisada de forma criteriosa, uma vez que, num país de grande extensão territorial e diversidade, dados agregados podem mascarar desigualdades ... -
The children of mama coca: Coca, cocaine and the fate of harm reduction in South America
Bastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro et al. | Date Issued: 2007 -
The search for social validation and the sexual behavior of people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: understanding the role of treatment optimism in context
Kerrigan, Deanna et al. | Date Issued: 2006The primary aim of this qualitative study was to explore the influence of HIV treatment optimism on the sexual behavior of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) at ... -
Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Brazil: strengths, challenges, and opportunities for operations research
Bastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro et al. | Date Issued: 2001Brazil is the only middle-income country to provide free, universal access to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Currently, the Brazilian National STD/AIDS Program provides ARV therapy to over ...