Botswana's HIV response: Policies, context, and future directions.

Journal: Journal of community psychology

Volume: 48

Issue: 3

Year of Publication: 2021

Affiliated Institutions:  Research and Graduate Studies, University of Botswana Faculty of Medicine, Gaborone, Botswana. Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, New York. Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Psychology, University of Rochester School of Arts and Sciences, Rochester, New York. Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.

Abstract summary 

This brief report describes key periods in the history of the national public health response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Botswana. It reveals the context leading to the development of HIV policies presently in place and current challenges that remain. The report concludes with opportunities for future directions, initiatives, and policy changes to reduce the high rates of HIV.

Authors & Co-authors:  Ramogola-Masire Poku Mazhani Ndwapi Misra Arscott-Mills Blank Ho-Foster Becker Yang

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Botswana Ministry of Health (MOH). (2016). Handbook of the Botswana 2016 Integrated HIV Clinical Care Guidelines. Gaborone, Botswana: Republic of Botswana; Retrieved from: https://www.moh.gov.bw/Publications/Handbook_HIV_treatment_guidelines.pdf
Authors :  10
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1002/jcop.22316
SSN : 1520-6629
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Anti-Retroviral Agents
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Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Botswana
Publication Country
United States