The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIV
This paper offers a critical overview of social science research presented at the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. In an era of major biomedical advance, the political nature of HIV remains of fundamental importance. No new development can be rolled out successfully withou...
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author | Vera Paiva Laura Ferguson Peter Aggleton Purnima Mane Angela Kelly-Hanku Le Minh Giang Regina M. Barbosa Carlos F. Caceres Richard Parker |
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description | This paper offers a critical overview of social science research presented at the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. In an era of major biomedical advance, the political nature of HIV remains of fundamental importance. No new development can be rolled out successfully without taking into account its social and political context, and consequences. Four main themes ran throughout the conference track on social and political research, law, policy and human rights: first, the importance of work with socially vulnerable groups, now increasingly referred to as "key populations"; second, continued recognition that actions and programs need to be tailored locally and contextually; third, the need for an urgent response to a rapidly growing epidemic of HIV among young people; and fourth, the negative effects of the growing criminalization of minority sexualities and people living with HIV. Lack of stress on human rights and community participation is resulting in poorer policy globally. A new research agenda is needed to respond to these challenges. |
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spelling | doaj.art-8083c22daa9e4ba7aecafb64af1f43842022-12-22T04:16:42ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-44642015-03-0131347748610.1590/0102-311x00172514The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIVVera PaivaLaura FergusonPeter AggletonPurnima ManeAngela Kelly-HankuLe Minh GiangRegina M. BarbosaCarlos F. CaceresRichard ParkerThis paper offers a critical overview of social science research presented at the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. In an era of major biomedical advance, the political nature of HIV remains of fundamental importance. No new development can be rolled out successfully without taking into account its social and political context, and consequences. Four main themes ran throughout the conference track on social and political research, law, policy and human rights: first, the importance of work with socially vulnerable groups, now increasingly referred to as "key populations"; second, continued recognition that actions and programs need to be tailored locally and contextually; third, the need for an urgent response to a rapidly growing epidemic of HIV among young people; and fourth, the negative effects of the growing criminalization of minority sexualities and people living with HIV. Lack of stress on human rights and community participation is resulting in poorer policy globally. A new research agenda is needed to respond to these challenges.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015000300477&tlng=enHIVAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeHuman RightSocial Determinants of Health |
spellingShingle | Vera Paiva Laura Ferguson Peter Aggleton Purnima Mane Angela Kelly-Hanku Le Minh Giang Regina M. Barbosa Carlos F. Caceres Richard Parker The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIV Cadernos de Saúde Pública HIV Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Human Right Social Determinants of Health |
title | The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIV |
title_full | The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIV |
title_fullStr | The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIV |
title_full_unstemmed | The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIV |
title_short | The current state of play of research on the social, political and legal dimensions of HIV |
title_sort | current state of play of research on the social political and legal dimensions of hiv |
topic | HIV Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Human Right Social Determinants of Health |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015000300477&tlng=en |
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