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'The Structural Drivers of HIV' conference 8-9 September 2011

'The Structural Drivers of HIV' conference, 8 to 9 September 2011 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

The conference will be hosted by the HIV and Development Group at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK and HEARD (Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division) at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and will be an opportunity for leading academics, international research organisations and practitioners to explore this currently topical area of research and policy.

Broadly speaking structural drivers are conceptualised as social relations and social institutions that influence the risk and vulnerability environment, acting as barriers to, or facilitators of, HIV prevention and treatment behaviours.

The conference and the call for abstracts are structured into three broad themes:

•              Structural drivers of susceptibility/vulnerability to infection in different settings

•              Structural drivers of differential access to ART

•              Structural factors influencing adherence and self management processes

Key dates:

31 March 2011:  deadline for abstract submissions.  Email to Kate Muwoki at k.muwoki@gmail.com   

15 July 2011:  deadline for full papers to be submitted.

Conference fee (covering lunch and refreshments): 

Full delegates: £ 80.00   /    Student delegates: £ 35.00

 

Further information will be posted on the conference website at www.uea.ac.uk/hiv/conference2011

 

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