Posted on August 25, 2008 - by James

Study: Correlation between MiFi and HIV risk reduction?…

Microcapital.com

Microfinance Program Co-Sponsored by MFI Small Enterprise Foundation, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and University of Witwatersrand Reduces HIV Risk in Women, Study Shows

Findings from a recent public health study suggest that the provision of microfinance and business training services to impoverished women were associated with a significant reduction in risk behaviors for HIV contraction. The study monitored the effects of IMAGE (Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity), a research-oriented microfinance program that is co-administered by nonprofit MFI Small Enterprise Foundation and the university-sponsored RADAR research initiative. Essentially, the study’s findings suggest that the economic empowerment women derive from a microenterprise is… [click here to read the rest of this article...]