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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"AIDS (Disease)"”.
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The role of communication in promoting Voluntary Counselling and Testing(VCT) for HIV in selected clinics around Lusaka District
… it was important in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Findings showed that the majority of respondents (93%) knew what VCT is. In spite of 93% of respondents having the knowledge on VCT, the number of people who had accessed the service was low at 37%. Further the study revealed that most …
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The effect of HIV/AIDS related mortality on family structures in Namibia
A PH D research dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Namibia in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Examining the extent to which HIV/AIDS is integrated in teaching of subjects in Basic Schools: A case study of Kabulonga Basic School in Lusaka Urban District
… the study was to examine the extent to which HIV/AIDS was integrated in teaching of subjects in Basic Schools. The study was targeted at pupils and teachers in Basic Schools using Kabulonga Basic School as a case study.The sample used consisted of fifty (50) persons. This number included ten (10) …
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Examining the extent to which HIV/AIDS is integrated in teaching of subjects in Basic Schools: A case study of Kabulonga Basic School in Lusaka Urban District
… the study was to examine the extent to which HIV/AIDS was integrated in teaching of subjects in Basic Schools. The study was targeted at pupils and teachers in Basic Schools using Kabulonga Basic School as a case study.The sample used consisted of fifty (50) persons. This number included ten (10) …
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Will the "fight" ever end? : a critical reading of the metaphors and discourses that construct HIV/AIDS in an African context
… discourses that inform how we conceptualise HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa as they are produced in a sample of Canadian news articles, two nonfiction texts - Stephanie Nolen's 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa and Jonathan Morgan and the Bambanani Women's Group's Long Life ... Positive HIV Stories - …
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Multiscale Modelling of HIV/AIDS Transmission Dynamics
Infectious diseases remain a major public health concern. Well-known for causing sickness and death, enormous pain and suffering, increased time spent on patient care and huge economic losses due to lost production. Infectious diseases continue to be a scourge without equal. In this work, we …
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Factors influencing male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission(PMTC) of HIV: A case study of Lusaka District
… to improve the situation by instituting HIV and AIDS programmes in the workplace that must include aspects of the importance of partnership in reproductive and family health. Also, health care givers should encourage men in their communities to be fully involved in pregnancy and birth …
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Factors influencing male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission(PMTC) of HIV: A case study of Lusaka District
… to improve the situation by instituting HIV and AIDS programmes in the workplace that must include aspects of the importance of partnership in reproductive and family health. Also, health care givers should encourage men in their communities to be fully involved in pregnancy and birth …
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Factors affecting access to comprehensive HIV care among HIV Positive children(0-15years)in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia
… matters, adherence, screening for opportunistic diseases and monitoring of antiretroviral efficacy and toxicity. Caregiver: defined as unpaid personnel within the family, neighbourhood or community related or unrelated to HIV infected child and is responsible for the child’s health needs. HIV …
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Factors affecting access to comprehensive HIV care among HIV Positive children(0-15years)in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia
… matters, adherence, screening for opportunistic diseases and monitoring of antiretroviral efficacy and toxicity. Caregiver: defined as unpaid personnel within the family, neighbourhood or community related or unrelated to HIV infected child and is responsible for the child’s health needs. HIV …
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Drug related problems associated with anti-retroviral therapy of HIV/AIDS patients at Ndola Central Hospital
… This is due to the chronic nature of HIV/AIDS disease and hence its therapy, the use of combination therapy and also because therapeutic options and treatment guidelines continue to evolve. The increase in access to new essential medicines such as ARVs and the ARV regimen complexity and …
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Drug related problems associated with anti-retroviral therapy of HIV/AIDS patients at Ndola Central Hospital
… This is due to the chronic nature of HIV/AIDS disease and hence its therapy, the use of combination therapy and also because therapeutic options and treatment guidelines continue to evolve. The increase in access to new essential medicines such as ARVs and the ARV regimen complexity and …
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Pleural effusion and human immunodefeciency virus infection in adult Zambians : a clinical and laboratory study
… the WHO clinical criteria for the diagnosis of AIDS/ARC in developing countries.
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Attitudes of students towards individuals with HIV/AIDS : an investigation on the University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa campus
… research on attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS stems from a concern about the increasing hostility and prejudice towards people with HIV/AIDS. The main purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of tertiary education students towards people with HIV/AIDS. The study also intended to …
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Economic potential of a point-of-care CD4+ T cell count diagnostic in Mexico : a case study for low-end disruption diagnostics in middle of the pyramid Latin America
… count is the primary clinical indicator for HIV/AIDS disease progression, and thus is used as the primary trigger to initiate antiretroviral therapy. An entire diagnostic industry has emerged around CD4+ T cell counts for the management and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients. The diagnostic gold …
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The role of gender relations in decision-making for access to antiretrovirals. A study of the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) clients, Kampala district, Uganda
… antiretroviral medicines is a challenge to HIV/AIDS programmes and to the individuals and families with HIV. Gender norms that push women and men to adhere to dominant ideals of femininity and masculinity may restrict women's access to economic resources, health care and fuel the spread of HIV. …
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