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Showing 1 to 20 of 170 for “"HIV and AIDS"”.
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Issues of disclosure in relation to HIV and AIDS
… the study, could have an impact on the uptake of HIV-testing and disclosure rate. The total sample comprised of 15 females and 15 males that were chosen from one of the support groups based at one of the selected Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal Province. With the assistance of the hospital officials, …
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Attitudes of teachers towards sexuality and HIV and AIDS education
… the attitudes of teachers towards sexuality "and HIV/AIDS education in Mthatha schools. The objectives were threefold. First, the study intended to determine the attitudes of educators towards the inclusion of sexuality education. Second, it investigated whether the attitude of educators has …
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An Asset-Based Community Development Initiative for HIV and AIDS Survivors
… difficulties which include poverty, violence and lack of resources. HIV and AIDS add to this burden. Although many families, organizations, and government try to help, resources are never enough to fill all the gaps. However, there are many untapped resources within the communities; many …
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Being positive: women living with HIV and AIDS in British Columbia
… middle classwomen's experiences living with HIV and AIDS in British Columbia. The purpose, rather than describing AIDS as a medical phenomenon, is to document how being diagnosed HIV positive has affected the women's lives, health, relationships and livelihoods. A context for the women's …
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Predictors of Engagement in the Community Affected by HIV and AIDS
… lead to engagement in the community affected by HIV and AIDS (CAHA). An additional goal of this study was to better understand the relationships between psychological sense of community (PSOC) and social identification (SI), and their connections to two classes of motivations: community concern …
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HIV and AIDS, Disclosure, Stigma, and Social Support within Church Communities
For most, an HIV or AIDS diagnosis is difficult to manage without social support and healthy coping strategies. Churches are one place to which people living with HIV or AIDS (PLWHA) may turn for supportive resources. Churches are located in virtually every town in the United States, with many …
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Knowledge Level of Adolescents About HIV and AIDS in a Frontier Community
The average incubation period of HIV is approximately . eight years. Many AIDS patients between the ages of 20-29 years were likely infected as adolescents. A total of 480 questionnaires were distributed among middle school students in a frontier community. Results concluded that knowledge level …
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Gay families in the media in the age of HIV and AIDS
… discourse on gay families in the context of HIV/AIDS and the gay rights movement. Comparing and contrasting reports from the mainstream heterosexual press, the mainstream gay press, and the gay community press, revealed a moral discourse on AIDS that implicated gay men throughout the 1980s. …
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Between life and death : HIV and AIDS and representation in South Africa
… examines the relation between political and semiotic representation and takes as its focus the marginalized social position of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. It argues that this position can best be understood as a space between life and death. It engages with Michel …
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Health caregivers’ approach towards the rehabilitation of HIV and AIDs persons in uMhlathuze
… approach towards the rehabilitation of HIV and AIDS persons in uMhlathuze, from a social work perspective. The study was necessitated in a bid to know the efficacy of the approaches used in rehabilitating HIV and AIDS persons. In generating data for the study, the descriptive method was …
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Unrealised obligations : implementing HIV and AIDS policy in a large international development organisation
… analysis of the dichotomy between official HIV and AIDS policy and its implementation in a Human Rights based, United Nations (UN) agency, located in South Africa. The study demonstrates that although HIV and AIDS policy is an intrinsic part of the commitment of this large organisation, the …
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Strengthening performance-based budgeting in resource allocation for HIV and AIDS : an overview
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-75)
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An evaluation of a home-care project for people with HIV and AIDS
… project initiated to care for people living with HIV and AIDS. The evaluation, which was conducted at the request of the project management, emphasises the importance of evaluation for project workers, participants, funders and policy makers, as well demonstrating the role that academics can play …
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An outcome evaluation of an aftercare programme for HIV and AIDS affected children
… which is specifically for children affected by HIV and AIDS, and the General Programme for children who do not have carers or parents to care for them after school and for children who have special educational needs.
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Situational analysis of communication of HIV and Aids information to persons with visual impairment
Despite and increase in health 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. …
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An investigation into the perceptions of adolescents in KwaDlangezwa township towards HIV and AIDS
Background: AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The HIV and AIDS epidemic is one of the largest obstacles that are destroying the lives and the livelihoods of millions of South Africans. Adolescents are the most vulnerable population at high …
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Evaluating the implementation of HIV and AIDS education in schools in the uMhlathuze District
Implementing HIV and AIDS education in schools has for some time faced challenges in South Africa. Although much has been achieved in terms of policy, the implementation thereof has remained questionable. Monitoring and evaluation has the ability to determine the achievement of policy or program …
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A sociolinguistic study of euphemisms on HIV and aids by Manenberg’s youth and adults
… poverty, unemployment, domestic violence and so forth (c.f. Salo, 2004; Willenberg & September, 2008). Taking these factors into account, the research explores discourses surrounding HIVand AIDS messages and investigates whether such euphemisms are dependent on age and gender. This study …
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A comparative study of South African and Brazilian HIV and AIDS rates and policies
HIV and AIDS are still affecting many people in Brazil, South Africa and across the world, even though much has been done to mitigate against its further spread. Often Brazil and South Africa are compared to each other because of their economic position in the world and also because of their …
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Home-based care provided to HIV and AIDS infected patients in Onandjokwe health district, Namibia
Namibia is a country with a high prevalence of HIV infection. Similar to many hospitals and health facilities around the country, Onandjokwe Health District is experiencing social, economic and health care problems related to HIV/AIDS patients. The home-based care option is seen as an alternative …
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