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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"HIV/AIDS interventions"”.
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Women's views on and experiences of condom use : an exploration of how this impacts on women's sexual satisfaction and male condom use among women
… sexual practices in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS. This dissertation examines factors which hinder or facilitate consistent male condom use, particularly as it relates to women's sexual satisfaction. Findings indicated that women felt that it was important to use condoms during sexual …
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School Based HIV and AIDS Interventions for Girls with Visual Impairments (GVIs)In Selected Secondary Schools in Tanzania.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) exist among girls with visual impairments (GVIs) but little research has been done in addressing this concern. There is so far no information about the number of GVIs who have been infected or died through HIV/AIDS in …
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An investigation into student responses to the University of Zululand's HIV/AIDS intervention strategies
… responses to the University of Zululand's HIV/AIDS interventions strategies (i.e. from their initial exposure to the university's intervention strategies, during the time of admission in the first term, and fourth term, respectively). The following were the specific objectives of the study: …
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Household capacity and "coping up" in rural Zambia : dealing with AIDS, other illness and adversity in Chiawa
… problems in the context of economic hardship and HIV/AIDS. Through the lens of seven rural households in Chiawa (a chieftaincy on the banks of the Zambezi River), this thesis explores the capacity of households to deal with a series of adversities and changes over a period of four years. The …
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Developing an Adapted HIV/AIDS Training Programme for Church Leaders in Limpopo Province, South Africa
The HIV/AIDS is a global epidemic which affects all people, regardless of their religion, race, age, ethnicity or geographic location. The church of Africa, which hosts the largest numbers of infected and affected people, is also challenged to be involved in the response against HIV/AIDS epidemic. …
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Socio-economic Status and Barriers to the Use of Free Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Enugu State South-East Nigeria
… in urban and peri-urban areas despite higher HIV-prevalence in rural areas. This study investigated the socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics together with the access barriers faced by the users of free ART in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. [ Design ] Cross sectional study …
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Infant and child mortality in South Africa in the context of a high HIV prevalence : an investigation into changing mortality patterns at a fine age resolution
South Africa has very high levels of HIV prevalence, with some provinces having among the highest levels in the world. Within this context it is imperative to have a clear understanding of how the epidemic is affecting infants and children in the population and to what extent interventions are …
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Adolescent Prep Administration: An Education Curriculum For Providers
… on the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) 113 which demonstrated that PrEP was well tolerated among the adolescents, age 15-17, enrolled in the study (Hosek, 2017). The use of TDF/FTC for PrEP in adults (18 and older) was approved by the FDA in 2012 after its …
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The utility of process evaluation : understanding HIV/AIDS prevention programmes
Many evaluations of HIV/AIDS intervention programmes continue to focus on impact and thus overlook the processes through which any given outcomes have been achieved; this has prompted a call for a more consistent focus on what happens during interventions. Therefore, this study endeavours to …
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An exploratory study of the resources used by, and the coping strategies of poor urban households affected by HIV/AIDS in Harare City.
… Africa is being ravaged by the effects of HIV/AIDS. Prevalence levels currently stand at between 15-35% (for women aged between 25-29), and are expected to grow to 50% by the year 2010. The economy is suffering from the loss of productive labour, the health sector is over-burdened and …