Revolving Fund Ensures Condom Supply for Male Sex Workers
JANUARY 2010 — The Service Worker In Group (SWING), with support from FHI, developed a revolving fund to make "safe sex kits" available to male sex workers and establishment owners in Bangkok hotspots. The fund has proven sustainable in ensuring SWING can meet beneficiaries' sexual health needs.
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FHI Leads HIV Prevention Trials Network in Thailand
As the Coordinating and Operations Center (CORE) of the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), FHI/Thailand is working with U.S.-based researchers and the HIV Prevention Trials Unit in Thailand. Johns Hopkins University is collaborating with the HPTU in Chiang Mai to develop and implement clinical trials and related studies of HIV prevention interventions as part of the HPTN research agenda.
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FHI Addresses Discontinuation of Contraceptives By Women Who Do Not Wish to Become Pregnant
An estimated one million unintended pregnancies every year result from misuse or discontinuation of hormonal contraceptives. FHI researchers are working to estimate how often women who use DMPA, combined oral contraceptives (COCs), and condoms stop using any method or switch to another method. This information will be important to those who counsel women, develop family planning programs, and create strategies that encourage use of contraceptive methods to prevent both pregnancy and HIV.
Researchers Studying Barriers Women Face in Receiving DMPA
Service providers often deny DMPA to women who are late for their scheduled reinjection. FHI is analyzing pregnancy rates among clients up to four weeks late for reinjection to reassure providers that pregnancy is unlikely in these women, thus eliminating one of the barriers women face in continuing use of this method.
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The Asian Epidemic Model (AEM) Projections for HIV/AIDS in Thailand: 2005–2025 (2009)
Thailand: Clinic Addresses Health-Services Gap along Thai-Burmese Border
Making Prevention Work: Crossing Borders: Reaching Mobile Populations at Risk
Developing a Comprehensive HIV/AIDS/STIs Program for Uniformed Services
BSS: Tracking Trends in Sexual Behavior
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