HIV in Humanitarian Settings

AIDS, August 2008, Volume 22, p S95-S103
Refocusing and Prioritizing HIV Programmes in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings. Funding Recommendations. 2010

This review describes factors that affect HIV in conflict and post-conflict settings, identifies challenges to addressing HIV, and presents actionable and measurable programming and funding recommendations that can be implemented immediately. Funding priorities include prevention and care efforts such as the provision and monitoring of universal precautions for HIV infection, health services for sexual violence and antiretroviral therapy.

International Journal of STD and AIDS, 1 July 2007
Unexpected Low Prevalence of HIV Among Fertile Women in Luanda, Angola. Does War Prevent the Spread of HIV? 2007

This article studied HIV prevalence and risk factors for HIV infection among fertile women in Luanda for the purposes of obtaining background data for planning of interventions as well as to look into the association of armed conflicts and HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Lancet, Volume 369, Issue 9580, Pages 2187 - 2195, 30 June 2007
Prevalence of HIV Infection in Conflict-Affected and Displaced People in Seven sub-Saharan African Countries: a Systematic Review. 2007

Violence and rape are believed to fuel the HIV epidemic in countries aff ected by conflict. The authors compared HIV prevalence in populations directly affected by conflict (Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Burundi) with that in those not directly affected and in refugees versus the nearest surrounding host communities in sub-Saharan African countries.