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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"AIDS (Disease)--Prevention"”.
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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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An ethical assessment of the adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis as a potential HIV prevention method in Zambia
… should be implemented in Zambia. The current HIV prevention methods include condoms and Post-exposure Prophylaxis. The specific objectives of the study are to explain methods aimed at preventing HIV infections, to investigate the current situation in Zambia on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, and to …
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An ethical assessment of the adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis as a potential HIV prevention method in Zambia
… should be implemented in Zambia. The current HIV prevention methods include condoms and Post-exposure Prophylaxis. The specific objectives of the study are to explain methods aimed at preventing HIV infections, to investigate the current situation in Zambia on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, and to …
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Acceptance and determinants of HIV counselling and child testing among mothers on prevention of mother to child transmission in Kitwe urban district in Zambia
… with regard to breastfeeding because UNAIDS estimates that in the absence of intervention to prevent transmission of HIV from mother- to - child, 25 to 45 percent of HIV infected mothers will pass the virus to their infants. The purpose of this study was to investigate awareness, …
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'Sterling Towers' : a soap opera for HIV awareness among the middle class in urban India
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Department of Telecommunications, 2005
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Self report related to HIV/AIDS among Zululand University students
This study was aimed at describing levels of AIDS knowledge, HIV infection and risk reduction, attitudes towards AIDS and people with AIDS (PWAs), sexual behaviour, condom use as well as attitudes, beliefs and perceptions about condoms, the impact which perceived norms and self-efficacy have on …
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African American women and HIV prevention
… Blacks bear a disproportionate burden of disease, injury, death, and disability. The purpose of this study was to examine African American females and their HIV prevention methods, as well as to identify factors that may lead to the non-use of condoms. Seventy-one participants were …
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AIDS in the African-American community: celebrities as an ineffective communication strategy
… whether using celebrities to deliver HIV/AIDS prevention awareness messages to the African-American community is an effective public relations strategy.</p> <p>Celebrities are used to persuade people to buy shoes, cars, toothpaste, etc., but can they persuade people to change risky …
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The Catholic Church and Secular Discourses on the Use of Condoms in HIV prevention: Assessing the popular discourse among Catholic students of kasama school of Nursing
… Institutions on the use of condoms in the prevention of HIV transmission. The central objective of the study is to assess the preferred discourse among Catholic students in a nursing school. The focus on examining the social cultural context of the school, as one area where characters and …
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The Catholic Church and Secular Discourses on the Use of Condoms in HIV prevention: Assessing the popular discourse among Catholic students of kasama school of Nursing
… Institutions on the use of condoms in the prevention of HIV transmission. The central objective of the study is to assess the preferred discourse among Catholic students in a nursing school. The focus on examining the social cultural context of the school, as one area where characters and …
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Condom Use Among College Students
… Immuno-Deficiency Virus and sexually transmitted diseases, it is extremely important for sexually active individuals to protect themselves properly if they decide to engage in sexual intercourse. Knowledge of HIV and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome has been associated with safer sexual …
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Breaking the silence, addressing the confusion and challenging denial surrounding HIV and AIDS by engaging tradition : a study of the mnemonic oral style with special reference to Marcel Jousse
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Technology: Education, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013.
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Situational analysis of communication of HIV and Aids information to persons with visual impairment
… promotion and Education programmes on HIV and AIDS, there is still lack of information on HIV and AIDS and communication for persons with visual impairment. The underlying factors that create information communication gaps have not been explored in detail in Zambia. It is therefore important, …
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The modification, implementation, and evaluation of an HIV/AIDS education programme for students in year 10
This research addresses the issue of HIVIAIDS education for Year 10 students. The purpose of this study was twofold: to provide baseline data on students’ knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about HIV and AIDS (Phase 1), and to evaluate the effect of an education intervention on possible determinants …