Recruiting Teens For Focus Groups For Hiv

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India Needs to Enhance NACO, Recruit More Staff, Focus on Youth, Women, U.N. Official Says

The Indian government must improve its governing HIV/AIDS control body, increase the number of the agency's staff members and strengthen efforts to educate women and children about the disease, a U.N. official said Wednesday in an interview with the... Read more »

Chinese Officials Recruiting Foreign Companies, Community-Based Groups, Trade Unions to Join Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Chinese officials have begun enlisting international companies, community-based organizations and trade unions to join the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the Times , the government "hopes it... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recruiting Minority Men Who Have Sex With Men for HIV Research: Results From a Four-City Campaign

"Minorities are not only more disproportionally infected by HIV but also less likely to participate in HIV studies," the authors wrote, citing research indicating that blacks are less likely than Hispanics or whites to take part in such studies.... Read more »

Ask the Experts

Gay teens vs. Straight teens: Whose more at risk for HIV?

WHAT ARE THE STATS ON GAY TEENAGERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 CONTRACTING HIV? ARE THEY AT THE SAME RISK FOR HIV AS HETEROSEXUAL YOUNG MEN? IS THIS DETERMINED BY RACE, UPBRINGING OR SOCIAL FACTORS DO YOU THINK?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. In regard to teens (Gay and Straight) getting HIV:Because HIV infection (without being diagnosed with AIDS) is not a reportable condition in many places (as of October 1998), we do not currently have a lot of data to... Read more »

INSURANCE FOR A TEEN WITH HIV

Where can If find life insurance for my 18 year old niece who is HiV+? Her story is very heartbreaking. We are raising her and need help with this....

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

I now of no insurance carrier that will extend coverage to someone who is HIV+. The only way she would be eligible for a life insurance policy would be if she were to get a job that offered benefits, including life insurance. She could get... Read more »

Teens and HIV aids

How many teens a yeardo teens test positive for HIV AIDS?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Half of all new HIV infections in the United States are in individuals aged 13 to 24 years old. This accounts for 20,000 new HIV infections annually. That's one every hour! Two thirds of these infected teens and young adults contract HIV... Read more »

HELP WITH MY TEEN WHO IS HIV+

I want to be as honest as possible so that I can get to the bottom of what happened to my niece. In 2001, my sister died of AIDS. Her oldest daughter has full blown AIDS, and recently we found out that one of the children who I am a guardian to is...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

There are not many ways to contract HIV. If you read the transmission section of this website, you will see that your niece's possible routes of transmission probably did not include birth or breast milk. That leaves exposure to contaminated... Read more »

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HIV+ Women in San Francisco Needed for Focus Group

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

We Need Your Help!
HIV-Positive
HETEROSEXUAL MEN AND WOMEN
In San Francisco and New York

LOOKING FOR HIV-POSITIVE MEN AND WOMEN TO BE IN A DISCUSSION GROUP AS PART OF A RESEARCH STUDY TO DEVELOP NEW MESSAGES ABOUT HIV. QUALIFIED MEN AND WOMEN... Read more »

Online Focus Group Discussion

Posted by southpolplus

Hello All,

We only need 7 more people to make this project successful! Help us out! Even more would be great!

NO/AIDS Task Force invites you to help with a program by name SouthPOL+ (www.southpolplus.com). This program is looking for MSM (men who... Read more »

Online Anonymous Focus Group Discussion

Posted by southpolplus

Focus Group $

Posted by Anonymous

Are you HIV+? Focus Pointe, a leading marketing research firm, is conducting a study on AIDS and will pay you for about 30 minutes of your time. (Names and personal information will remain confidential.) We are conveniently located in downtown... Read more »

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