title: Ethical, strategic and meaningful involvement of women living with HIV starts at the beginning.
abstract: End-user involvement in HIV guidelines development is often little, late or absent. Other disciplines have long advocated 'handing over the stick' (i.e. power and control), as both ethical and strategic. Women HIV activists have called this respectful engagement with, and learning from, communities 'MIWA' (meaningful involvement of women living with HIV and AIDS).
authors.affiliation: Independent Consultant , London , UK.
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Namiba
authors.affiliation: Athena Network, London, UK; Salamander Trust, LondonUK.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Orza
authors.affiliation: Women's Health Academic Centre , King's College London , London , UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bewley
authors.affiliation: Athena Network , London , UK.
authors.forename: E Tyler
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Crone
authors.affiliation: Salamander Trust , London UK.
authors.forename: Marijo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.affiliation: Salamander Trust , London UK.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Welbourn
keywords: HIV; World Health Organization (WHO); ethics; global consultation; meaningful involvement of women living with HIV and AIDS (MIWA); participation; participatory research; sexual and reproductive health; women's rights