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Research on Alcohol-Related HIV/AIDS in Women: NIAAA
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) seeks applications to support research to identify and characterize the role of alcohol, drinking behaviors, and drinking environments in the epidemiology and natural history, pathogenesis, prevention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS among women. The number of women with HIV infection and AIDS has been increasing steadily worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 16,000,000 women are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, accounting for 46 percent of the 32,400,000 adults living with HIV/AIDS. As HIV/AIDS research becomes more focused, there is growing evidence that alcohol consumption may play an important role in sexual transmission, susceptibility to infection, and progression of HIV disease among women. In addition, alcohol use, abuse, and dependence among women may have a significant impact on the occurrence and course of comorbid conditions such as hepatitis C virus (HCV), oral and esophageal candidiasis and tuberculosis (TB), pregnancy and birth outcomes, adherence to medications and provider advice, provider and patient attitudes toward treatment, and survival.
The goal of this program announcement is to encourage multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and collaborative studies that focus on a range of epidemiologic and intervention issues within HIV and alcohol among women. It advances research goals set forth in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) FY 2003 Plan for HIV-Related Research.
Deadline:January 13, 2003
Sponsor:Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Sponsor Reference No.:AA-03-004
Contact Details:Kendall Bryant, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Office of Collaborative Research, 6000 Executive Boulevard, Suite 302, MSC 7003, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7003, USA
Tel: +1 (301) 402-9389; Fax: +1 (301) 480-2358; Email: [email protected]
URL for more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-03-004.html |
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