Combat AIDS: HIV and the world's armed forces - London Healthlink Worldwide 2002 - ii, 57p.

Discusses the impact of HIV/AIDS on military forces around the world. Includes material from focus group discussions with soldiers in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and South-east Asia. The paper shows that soldiers are more likely to contract HIV and other STDs than civilians and attempt to present the reasons behind this. It gives a basic overview of the problem and highlights several obstacles to tackling this problem among soldiers. Discusses strategies for addressing the problem at the international level.

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HIV|Military Personnel|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|Primary Prevention|Health Policy

WC 503 .H4 2002