Friday, March 30 / 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM   •   Gramercy/Olmstead

Session 104:
Making Sense of Sex, Risk, and STDs/AIDS

Chair: Kim M Blankenship, Yale University
Discussant: Kavita Misra, Yale University

  1. Epistemology and Epidemiology: Local Interpretations of AIDS Epidemiology in Rural MalawiGigi Santow, Independent Consultant ; Susan Watkins, University of California, Los Angeles ; Michael D. Bracher, Independent Researcher

  2. Sexual Behavior and Vulnerability to HIV among Brazilian Heterosexual PopulationJunia Quiroga, Ministerio de Desenvolvimento Social e Combate a Fome ; Neuma Aguiar, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Diana Sawyer, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional(CEDEPLAR) and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

  3. Fatal Attraction: A Qualitative Study of Western Male Clients of Sex Workers in ThailandRosanne M. Rushing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ; Juan Manuel Contreras, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  4. Redefining Vulnerabilities: A Study of Men Having Sex with Men in the Wake of HIV Epidemic in Mumbai, IndiaAshish Kumar Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur ; Arun Kumar Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

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