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Session: HIV/AIDS: Continuing the Search for Addressing the Issues
5172.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
HIV/AIDS: Continuing the Search for Addressing the Issues
As the greatest health challenge on the horizon, a number of efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS have been forged on various levels. Participation including government involvement and leadership, multisectoral approaches, and communities are all essential efforts for progress in the fight for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment. This session focuses on current efforts in PMTCT, and draws attention to strategies in this area of HIV/AIDS treatment and care.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the various challenges and approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention, especially PMTCT.
Moderator(s):David Stanton, MN, MPH
2:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
2:35 PMA cross sectional study of differences in HIV/AIDS risk factors between participants and non-participants in a prevention education program at a Zimbabwe University
Paul Terry, PhD, Tsitsi Masvaure, MS, Susan A. Adlis, MS
2:50 PMUtilization and HIV/AIDS seeking behavior in Zambia: Preliminary findings from national health accounts  [ Recorded presentation ]
Marie Tien, MHS, Gilbert Kombe, Felix Phiri
3:05 PMPrevention of mothers to child transmission of HIV-AIDS in DR Congo: Results of a pilot program in four health zones  [ Recorded presentation ]
William C. Clemmer, MD, Felix Minuku, MD, MPH
3:20 PMPreventing Breastmilk Transmission of HIV and Improving Infant Feeding: The Experience of Kenya  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ruth Nduati, MD, Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, MBChB, MMed, MPH, Naomi Rutenberg, PhD, Scott Geibel, MPH
3:35 PMEmerging Challenges in Providing Comprehensive Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) in the Public Sector in Resource Constrained Settings: Preliminary Lessons from Nigeria
Gilbert Kombe, David Galaty, M Sc, Chizoba Nwagbara, MBBS, MPH, Owen Smith, MPA
3:50 PMConcluding Remarks
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:HIV/AIDS; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA