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This information sheet is an Issue Brief that discusses how Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been shown to be associated with increased risk for HIV among women as well as poorer treatment outcomes for those who are already infected. The brief provides an overview of new opportunities to address...

This report, based on a survey conducted in February 2010, highlights the legal environment for HIV testing, implementing HIV testing in health care settings, reimbursement, and barriers to HIV testing and evaluation. The survey findings provide an update to national data collected in 2007 on health...

This report updates previous US Public Health Service recommendations for the management of health-care personnel (HCP) who experience occupational exposure to blood and/or other body fluids that might contain human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although the principles of exposure management have...

This information sheet discusses the Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative (AAALI), a $10 million, five-year partnership with 14 of the nation’s leading African-American organizations. The AAALI aims to use the collective strength and reach of these traditional, longstanding African-American...

This report is an Issue Brief that provides insight into what the ACA has meant for people with HIV by examining their early experiences. The report is based on ten focus groups in the five states that represent half of all people living with HIV in the U.S. Participants were asked to discuss their...

This information sheet discusses genital human papillomavirus (HPV) and men. It explains that most sexually active Americans will have the virus at some point in their lives and provides the signs and symptoms of HPV in men. The fact sheet also discusses transmission, health problems HPV can cause...

This report summarizes the findings of survey of gay and bisexual men in the U.S. that focused on their attitudes, knowledge, and experiences with HIV/AIDS and new HIV therapies. The study was conducted to find out what gay and bisexual men knew and thought about HIV, new treatments, and the...

This report is a white paper that is intended for practitioners and others who work with adolescents. It provides an overview about the ways in which digital technology can be used to improve the sexual health of adolescents. The white paper includes: a brief summary of adolescent characteristics...

This information sheet discusses trichomoniasis, an STD that is caused by infection with a protozoan parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis. It describes the disease, and explains how it is diagnosed, transmitted, and treated. It also discusses the treatment and prevention of trichomoniasis, its...

This information sheet discusses genital herpes, the STD caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). It lists symptoms; diagnosis and transmission methods, including perinatal transmission; complications of genital herpes; the effect on pregnant women and their infants...