Helping Women of All Ages Prevent HIV Transmission
CCP, which leads a successful program designed to prevent HIV in adolescents and young women, has created a new program for women over 30.
Tag: Cote d’Ivoire
Using Rapid Research to Prepare for the Next Epidemic
In Cote d'Ivoire, CCP's research is designed to develop messaging that would help prevent the spread of the next outbreak of a zoonotic disease in West Africa â that is, a disease that can be spread from animals to humans.
Defining Quality Health Care in West Africa
A CCP-led research team in West Africa is exploring a new question: If people do travel to the nearest family planning clinic, do they have confidence that theyâll receive quality care?
Study: Privacy Concerns Keep Men from HIV Testing, Treatment
âUnderstanding the perspective of men is critical to tailoring health communication and clinical services to meet their needs,â says CCP's Natalie Tibbels. Her research is published in the journal PLOS ONE.
âI Know That it Made Me Changeâ
An evaluation of CCPâs Brothers for Life program in Cote dâIvoire finds that it was successful in getting at-risk men tested for HIV and, if diagnosed with the virus, treated with antiretroviral therapy.
CCP Begins HIV Self-Testing in CĂ´te dâIvoire
âMany men are not going into the health centers. Somehow you need to bring the test to them,â says CCP's Danielle Naugle. âWe need to make it as easy as possible for them to be tested."
âBeing Diagnosed with HIV Threatens Everything Men Hold Dearâ
Men in Cote d'Ivoire aren't being tested for HIV because they are afraid of what the impact of a positive result would be on not only their health, but their family, work, social status and sexuality. But being tested is the only way to get treated -- and reduce the risk of the spread of the virus.
Kicking Soccer Balls and HIV at the Africa Cup of Nations
All eyes in Africa were on five stadiums in South Africa where, from January 19 through February 10, the top...
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Preventing HIV and Building Parent-Child Relationships through Sport
Paul Ban lives in Abidjan, Cote dâIvoire with his nine children. As leader in his community, he finds that the...
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Parent-Child Communication Campaign Launched in Cote d’Ivoire
The Parent-Child Communication Campaign in Cote d’Ivoire was launched on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, with the first airing of spots...
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