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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"HIV/AIDS treatment"”.
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An Extended Fuzzy Discrete Event System For Hiv/aids Treatment Regimen Selection
<p>HIV/AIDS is a global problem. Its treatment is dependent on the physician experts' opinion. A system which is capable of supporting the treatment decision will be desired. Recently, the HIV/AIDS treatment regimen selection system appeared in literature that utilized theory of fuzzy discrete …
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Absorptive capacity to finance HIV/AIDS treatment in South Africa: Where are the bottlenecks?
… sector in relation to scaling up financing for HIV/AIDS treatment. The thesis constructs a conceptual framework, which follows the flow of public funding for HIV/AIDS treatment. The study combines a quantitative budget analysis, which looks at expenditure and spending patterns, with qualitative …
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The Public Sector HIV/AIDS Treatment Roll-out Campaign in the Western Cape: A case study highlighting success factors and challenges
… and the long-awaited adoption of a national treatment plan, have, however, shifted the debate. Now the question is not so much should universal ART be provided by government but, rather, is it possible to implement in severely resource-constrained environments and, if so, what are the best …
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Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy among patients in the Keetmanshoop antiretroviral therapy programme, Namibia
… of Namibia established a comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and care programme in 2002. This programme provides anti-retroviral treatment to all eligible HIV patients in the public health sector. The antiretroviral treatment programme in Keetmanshoop started in October 2003. Adherence to …
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To a Better Understanding of Professional Practice: Provider Decision-Making When Delivering HIV Services
… an abundance of research has been conducted on HIV/AIDS. These studies have focused on the infection, impact of the disease on the health and quality of life of people living with the infection, and on treatment effectiveness. However, limited studies are available that explore the experiences …
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Evaluation of Factors that Affect Antiretroviral Adherence in Siavonga District, Zambia
… is among the countries with high prevalence of HIV in the world, estimated at 16% among the adult population (ZDHS 2002). Noting the importance of adherence in HIV/AIDS treatment a case controlled study was conducted to understand factors that make people on Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) not to …
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Treatment as a Common Good: Adopting HIV/AIDS Policy in Russia and South Africa, 1999-2008
… affects how governments frame the provision of treatment, decide which subpopulations should benefit from the consumption of public good, and choose their partners in policy implementation. To demonstrate the impact of social purpose I examine how, why and with what consequences Russia and South …
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Acceptability of Antiretroviral Drugs among adults living in Chawama, Lusaka
… - 7.82))], the need for consent to begin ARV treatment [OR: 1.30(95% CI, 1.40-2.72)] with females being more likely to needing consent than men, and fear of discrimination [OR: 2.47(95% CI,1.22 – 5.00)] A high willingness to take Antiretroviral drugs among community members was observed but …
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Acceptability of Antiretroviral Drugs among adults living in Chawama, Lusaka
… - 7.82))], the need for consent to begin ARV treatment [OR: 1.30(95% CI, 1.40-2.72)] with females being more likely to needing consent than men, and fear of discrimination [OR: 2.47(95% CI,1.22 – 5.00)] A high willingness to take Antiretroviral drugs among community members was observed but …
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Enhancing home based care for HIV patients using an advisory expert system
… one of the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence rates in the world. People living with HIV/AIDS experience many unrelieved symptoms. Nutritional care and support are important in preventing development of nutritional deficiencies. Home remedies can extend and improve the quality …
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Sensitivity analysis approaches for incomplete longitudinal data in a multi-centre clinical trial
… the effect of tuberculosis pericarditis (TBP) treatment on CD4 count changes over time. The thesis achieved the first contribution by formulating primary analysis (which assume that the data are missing at random) and then conducting sensitivity analyses to assess whether statistical inferences …
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Factors associated with mortality of patients on antiretroviral therapy at the Andara district, Namibia
Namibia, one of the countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS, has embarked on a large scale public health sector roll-out of ART. The Catholic Health Services is implementing an HIV/AIDS treatment program in the Andara district since 2004. Even though there is strong evidence to show that antiretroviral …
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Is the TRIPS Agreement and its' safeguards still a stumbling block in fulfilling the right to health and if so what should be done?
… world is crippled by poverty and disease; HIV/ AIDS is rife in Africa and is spreading at frightening speed to many other parts of the globe. World Health Organisation (WHO) figures suggest that in 2008 33 million people were infected with HIV. Chapter I shall consider the problem of the …
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Analysis of the role of nuclear factor-kappa B in insulin resistance caused by antiretroviral drugs
… women of child-bearing age. The rate of AIDS-related death has significantly declined since the introduction of antiretroviral treatment and other non-medical interventions such as the distribution and use of condoms. The introduction of antiretroviral treatment has however led to insulin …
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Patients’ perspectives on the provision of tuberculosis and HIV integrated services in Sisonke district, KwaZulu Natal
Viewing the provision of TB-HIV integrated services from the perspectives of TB/HIV clients can help to identify ways to enhance the provision of these services. The aim of this study was to assess the provision of TB/HIV services including PMTCT from clients perspectives in order to make …