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The State of Social and Political Science Research Related to HIV: a Report for the International AIDS Society


This report contains a review of the state of social and political science research on HIV and AIDS. Its aim was to assess the state of the field so that the International AIDS Society (IAS) can better encourage and support social and political science research through its activities, particularly its international conferences. The review analyzed the most commonly published types of social and political science research on HIV and invited international experts to consider challenges and opportunities within the field. Fifty experts took part, giving their opinions on how to strengthen HIV social science research.


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Posted: 07 February 2010
By:  Hawa  Mohamed,  State health minstery of health,  Sudan
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How could I make a study or research in the behavior change with the MSM and commercial sex workers?
Posted: 19 January 2010
By:  Cyril  Pervilhac,  WHO/ HIV,  Switzerland
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Feedback: "The State of Social and Political Science Research Related to HIV: a Report for the International AIDS Society", Dec. 2009 A very useful insight of what is missing and needed using literature reviews and informants. Additional information for (IAS) to "better encourage and support social and political science research through its activities, particularly its international conferences" would be also to review from the past decade the last AIDS Conf. abstracts and the very few sessions related to research and their outcomes. Additional recommendations: 6.2.1 Strengthening Social and Political Research on HIV • To convene through UNAIDS Secr. a forum/ meeting of discussion on an action agenda forward based on this paper, including specific actions/ activities taken up jointly by international agencies • To use the latest updates and tools from existing agencies related to social determinants and see how those can be used and applied for research, e.g.: - WHO, tools and materials, available from the Department of IER/ETH at http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/ - CDC, "Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Meeting Report", CDC External Consultation, Dec. 9-10, 2008 • To explore not just "increased funding of social and political research" but how existing funding (e.g. GF research budget at country level, or USG/ OGAC) can be directed to support such a research agenda • To pursue the long-term research questions as suggested (5-10 years) under special funding (EU, NIH) • To develop a strategy with potential stakeholders to invest into the numerous existing HIV publications related to the social and political science dimensions (and not starting a separate social science journal devoted to HIV/AIDS which may further alienate that field from the dominant biomedical representation) 6.2.3 Conference Organization • The focus on AIDS 2010 may be too late already for much influence. Explore and build-up from the basis through the Regional HIV Conferences (one or two) to push this agenda from the bottom as per various valuable suggestions foreseen for AIDS 2010, and prepare AIDS 2012 6.2.4 Capacity-Building • Training in HIV social science techniques: to explore existing old networks that have experience and materials on those (e.g. WHO/TDR, "Qualitative research Methods: Teaching Materials from a TDR Workshop", TDR/SER/RP/94.2 (2004))
Posted: 08 January 2010
By:  Amy  Nunn,  Brown University Medical School,  United States
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The authors might consider reading and citing my book "The Politics of History of AIDS Treatment in Brazil" as well as related articles I've published with other coauthors in PLoS Medicine, Health Affairs and Global Public Health, all of which examine the implications of domestic and global political economy on AIDS policy in Brazil and internationally. These references also explain the implications of Brazil's large-scale AIDS treatment program on global public health policy.
 
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