Tisha Wheeler, MSc; R. Cameron Wolf, PhD, MSc; Laurent Kapesa, MD, MPH; and Alison Surdo Cheng
March 1, 2015 - Volume 68 - Supplement 2
HIV Risks and Vulnerabilities among Key Populations in West and Central Africa-Evidence to Inform HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care
This special issue features 23 manuscripts on key populations including men who have sex with men, female sex workers, and people who inject drugs from West and Central Africa. The manuscripts represent data from 11 different countries throughout the region and include quantitative and qualitative analysis, mathematical modeling studies, and comprehensive reviews. Over 100 authors contributed to this work from 18 different countries including 4 high income and 14 low and middle income countries.
Publication of this supplement was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) West Africa Regional Office and Office of HIV and AIDS, together with the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’s Research to Prevention (R2P) Project and Linkages Across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES) project ; the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR); and the Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded program, which is co-funded by the following NIH institutes and centers: NIAID, NCI, NICHD, NHLBI, NIDA, NIMH, NIA, FIC, NIGMS, NIDDK, and OAR. The contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official views of USAID, PEPFAR, NIH, or the United States Government.
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