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ABC approach
Strategy promoting abstinence, being faithful and ...

abordar (v.), enfoque (s.)
El término en inglés es de uso frecuente en la jer...

abstinence
Sexual abstinence, total abstinence.

abstinencia
Abstinencia sexual, abstinencia total.

abstract
Used to summarize the content of a presentation at...

abusador de sustancias
Consumidor patológico de drogas. Coloq. & Pey.: Dr...




acceder (v.), acceso (s.)
Ej.: Tener acceso al medicamento necesario.


acceso ampliado
En el sentido de acceso ampliado a programas, serv...

access, to (v.) access (n.)
E.g.: Access to required medication.














actividades básicas / las
Concepto emergente promovido por los CDC para iden...


actividades de programa(s)
Use el plural para el concepto genérico y el singu...

activismo
Término con varias traducciones, a escoger la que ...



acto sexual
Véase observaciones en sexo.



acuerdo de cooperación
Mecanismo legal usado por una entidad para estable...

acute HIV Infection
Initial phase of HIV infection.


addict
Drug addict can be a pejorative term depending on ...





adherencia
Seguir el régimen de medicamentos.

ad-hoc committee
A temporary committee created to acomplish specifi...


adicto
Drogadicto puede ser un término peyorativo dependi...

adjuvant
Substance added to enhance power of a medication. ...










adverse reaction
E.g.: Antiretrovirals may cause several adverse re...



advisory board
Rel.Term/exp: advisory board member, advisory grou...



advocacy
Term with several translations. Chose the one that...







after-school programs
Some programs include health prevention and educat...


aglomeración
En epidemilogía el término se refiere a la agrupac...

aguja
En la jerga del consumo de drogas en inglés se usa...

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
Federal assistance program for partial or full HIV...

AIDS Service Organization (ASO)
An organization especialized on providing HIV/AIDS...


alcance comunitario
Término de significados diferentes para el cual no...

alcohol
Colloq.: booze.

alcohol
Coloq.: trago, guaro.


alergia
Reacción alérgica.



allergy
Allergic reaction.




anal sex
Insertion of erect penis into the rectum. See obs...







Análisis DOFA
Instrumento analítico de planeación de programas q...

anilinguo
Acto de chupar o lamer el ano y el periné. La real...

anilingus
Colloq.: black kiss.







anticoncepción
En 2001, la Real Academia Española admitió la form...












anuncio de financiamiento de programa(s)
Use el plural para el concepto genérico y el singu...





approach, to (v.), approach (n.)
This term holds different meanings in Spanish depe...


aptitud
Ref. Para el dominio cultural o más conocido en lo...

archival data
Existing data that can be used to develop programs...




asexual
Persona sin deseo ni atracción sexual, sin ninguna...

asilo
Ver. Asilo de anciano(s).




asistencia técnica (AT)
En el contexto de planeación de programas, fomento...


ass

assessment
Depending on context assessments may be at the ind...



asymptomatic infection
E.g.: HIV asymptomatic infection.






atenuado
Ej.: Virus atenuado o vacunas atenuadas (contra el...



attenuated
E.g.: attenuated virus and attenuated vaccines (ag...





avoid sex under the influence, to
To avoid sex under the influence of drugs or alcoh...

awareness
Educational strategy to provide knowledge and cont...


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