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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"HIV counselling"”.
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AIDS/representation and psychological practice : (inter)subjectivity in HIV counselling
This study undertakes a discourse analysis of a counselling session with an HIV positive man. Literature, informed by post-structuralism, on the representations and practices that surround the HIV/AIDS epidemic is examined as a background to the study. Self psychological theory concerning mourning, …
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Acceptance and access : home-based HIV counselling and testing and barriers to care in rural Western Kenya
Home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBCT) is a wayt to provide confidential HIV testing in a person's home. As home-based testing has not yet been evaluated on a wide scale in Kenya among adult individuals [over age 15], this project is designed to assess in rural Kenya 1) overall acceptance …
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Exploring experiences of HIV counsellors towards the HIV counselling and testing policy in Zambia’s public urban health centers
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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The effect of health facility renovation on HIV counselling and testing (HCT) service utilisation in health facilities in the Otjozondjupa region, Namibia
… virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic. The human immunodeficiency virus counselling and testing (HCT) services comprises the core component of the prevention, treatment and care pertaining to HIV. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the …
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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
… (WHO) recommended that infants born to HIV positive women should be exclusively breastfed until replacement feeding is Acceptable, Feasible, Affordable, Sustainable and Safe (AFASS). Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) is a critical issue that needs to be addressed with utmost …
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Strategies for enhancing the competence of lay counsellors that provide voluntary HIV counselling and testing programme in the Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
HIV counselling and testing has been recognised as an important component of HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) care and support, and is an essential part of HIV testing. In South Africa a commonly used model for counselling for HIV and AIDS in health facilities is performed by lay …
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An investigation of the factors that impact on the utilisation of voluntary HIV counselling and testing services at a wellness centre in a higher education institution
Submitted in fulfillment of requirements for the Degree of Masters in Technology: Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013
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Linkages between cash incentives and behaviour change with regards to HIV counselling and testing uptake in adolescents: An assessment of the Rhiva programme in the Khomas region, Namibia
… prevent themselves from becoming infected with HIV. Vulnerable children typically grow into vulnerable youth and vulnerable adults, who in turn have vulnerable children of their own. This reinforces a cycle of poverty and vulnerability for most families in Namibia. A clear understanding of the …
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Effect of counselling and condom provision on sexual behaviour of heterosexual HIV discordant couples as part of an HIV prevention trial South Africa
South Africa as a country has a high HIV prevalence. Due to the fact that HIV transmission is predominantly heterosexual, HIV discordant couples are a high risk group for HIV. A number of HIV prevention interventions have been targeted at HIV discordant couples including HIV testing and …
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Perceptions of men with regard to Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) voluntary counselling and testing, Windhoek
HIV testing continues to be very important for monitoring the progress of the epidemic, and for diagnosing individuals with HIV. HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the key strategies in the prevention of HIV and AIDS and it is a critical entry point of access to HIV and AIDS …
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Access to care in people living with HIV
South Africa has the most people living with HIV (PLWH) in the world. With increased access to HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) as well as expanded Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment guidelines; there is a large and increasing number of people who need access to HIV care. Limited data and few …
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Challenges faced by HIV positive pregnant mothers in accessing ARVS : a case study of Tshirenzheni Village at Thulamela Municipality of Vhembe District
… on the investigation of the challenges faced by HIV positive pregnant mothers in accessing ARVS. Guided by the Department of health policy which provided guidelines in how to deaf and assist positive mothers the study was undertaken to check if positive mothers in the area are complying with the …
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Dyad-related factors in HIV prevention
[Objectives] Currently, HIV prevention strategies focus on promoting the modification of those individual behaviours that lead to an increase in susceptibility to and transmission of HIV infection. The focus on individuals in HIV voluntary counselling and testing frequently overlooks the fact that …
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The meaning and experience of receiving HIV post-test psychological counselling by African childbearing migrant women from a culturally appropriate counselling model in comparison to classical western models: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
The worldwide Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic has now lasted more than three decades. Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has revolutionised its impact (Anderson et al., 2000). HIV infection now produces a chronic, manageable illness. Nonetheless, a majority of people living …
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A retrospective audit of young patients diagnosed with cervical cancer over ten years at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2012, and their outcome at five-year follow-up compared to women in the prior decade
… African women in their reproductive age are also HIV positive. With the rising burden of cervical cancer and the emergence of HIV as an influencing comorbidity, South Africa adopted a national cervical screening programme, rolled out in 2000 as well as an HCT (HIV counselling and testing) …
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An assessment of external HIV-related stigma in South Africa: implications for interventions
Background Globally, external HIV-related stigma is a major threat to all HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions including the recently launched Universal Test and Treat (UTT) strategy in South Africa and the 90-90-90 targets set by UNAIDS for the global response by 2020. The 90-90-90 …
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An existential-phenomenological investigation into the experience of people living long-term with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
… accounts of six participants living with HIV. The purpose of this research was to identify how, in the current economic, the scarce resources available to service providers in the field of HIV might be best allocated to their service users. Further, this research was conducted at time when …