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In light of the imminent threat of a growing HIV epidemic in East and South East Europe, optimal accessibility and effectiveness of primary and secondary HIV preventative interventions are fast becoming public health priorities. Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing (VCT) has proven to be effective in lowering sexual risk behaviour among serodiscordant, heterosexual couples and individuals testing HIV-positive, with less evidence for beneficial effects in other population subgroups. Indeed, through the process of VCT, misconceptions about HIV and risky practices can be rectified, the selfassessment of one's risk behaviour is facilitated, and people infected with HIV can be identified and referred for appropriate treatment and follow-up. Moreover, simulation models indicate that even in settings with an HIV prevalence as low as 0.20% (as is the case in Serbia and Montenegro), once off routine VCT can be cost-effective.

This report describes extensively all phases and actions in the project undertaken. We introduce the project, its aims, methods and beneficiaries in Chapter one with an overview of the different actions. In Chapter two, the results and the analysis of the Community Based Participatory Research are reported. Chapter three and four reflect the proceedings and recommendations of the Hidden Violence is a Silent Rape Seminar.

This prevention diary is the result of one and a half years of working together of about 300 refugees, asylum-seekers, undocumented migrants, academics, service providers, organisation and policy makers in Belgium and the Netherlands around the research project: "Prevention of Gender-based Violence against Refugees in Europe: a Participatory Approach". This project is funded by the EC Daphne Fund and steered by ICRH-Ugent (Coordinator) (B), Nederlandstalige Vrouwenraad (B), MOVISIE (NL), Zijn (B), Pharos (NL) and Tandem Communications (UK). This prevention diary covers a lot of information on rights, health and prevention of violence spread over 12 months. Each month addresses a different theme in 9 languages (Dutch, Sorani, Romani, Russian, Farsi, English, Arabic, Somali and French). The theme is illustrated with a theme card one can use in group discussions or send to somebody who might need a hand. There are joker and support cards with quotes of respondents too. There's an address list per theme at the back of the agenda. Furthermore, there are personal address cards to swap, a birthday calendar and an inter-cultural weekly calendar. This is a pilot tool. The next version can be improved with your help. Please share your opinion with us.

There is little information about the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnant women in Mozambique. In Tete, a province in the country's northwest, recent data are not available. However, the province's Directorate of Health reported an antenatal clinic (ANC) attendance rate of nearly 100%. This study set out to assess the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (G) and syphilis in pregnant women attending urban health centres. It is important to detect these STIs in pregnancy as they are a significant cause of neonatal morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

The objective of this paper is to find out the effect of certain vaginal practises to HIV acquisition.

This paper aims to assess the sexual and health seeking behaviour related to contraception among high school students in Bosnia (Sarajevo), the FYR of Macedonia (Skopje), and Serbia and Montenegro (Belgrade and Podgorica).

Objective: To assess the effects of HIV infection on morbidity and the needs of infected women for services in the first year postpartum.