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plwha
Person living with HIV/AIDS.
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pmtct
Prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV. MTCT can occur during gestation, delivery, and through breast feeding.
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abortion
An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy and can be either spontaneous (miscarriage or stillbirth) or induced.
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abstinence
The delaying of sexual activity and/or intercourse.
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abstinence-only education
Abstinence-only sexuality education exclusively promotes abstinence as the best way to prevent pregnancies and STIs. Many programs promote abstinence-until-marriage. Most abstinence-only education cu [..]
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advocacy
Advocacy is a set of targeted actions directed at key decision makers in support of a specific policy or funding issue.
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aids
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. AIDS is the last stage of HIV, a potent virus that systematically destroys a person’s immune system and ability to fight off infections.
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aplo
Anti-Prostitution Loyalty Oath (also known as the Anti-Prostitution Pledge). The U.S. government requires all organizations that receive HIV/AIDS funding to have an organization-wide policy explicitly [..]
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Abstain, Be faithful, and use Condoms correctly and consistently. This has been the model for prevention of sexual transmission of HIV that has been used by PEPFAR programs.
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