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Showing 1 to 20 of 110 for “"HIV testing"”.
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New York City HIV Testing Initiatives
… of practical experience in working with the HIV Diagnostics Unit in the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. While my work focused on a variety of public health interventions, for the purpose of my final paper, I have chosen to detail my work on the application of data analysis, program …
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Influence of Anxiety on HIV Testing Behavior
The specter of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become increasingly prevalent since it first entered public awareness in 1982. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that approximately 1 million people in the United States of America (USA) …
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The economics of HIV testing in Africa
… of resource allocation in Africa to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It focuses on the use of one specific technology, the anti-HIV antibody test. After describing the characteristics of the epidemic, the special problems that accompany the allocation of health resources in Africa are explored. A …
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A locational approach to providing HIV-testing services : São Paulo, Brazil
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988.
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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of national Kenyan repeat maternal HIV testing guidelines
… 95-95-95 goals for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) by 2030; yet, each year there are 13,000 new infant HIV infections. Repeat testing in the third trimester and in the postpartum period, when risk of HIV acquisition is high, can help detect and treat incident maternal …
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Exploring the Differences In Hiv Testing Among Pregnant Women In South Carolina
… objective of this dissertation is to examine HIV testing differences between pregnant African American women and pregnant White women who are residents of South Carolina in the era of the new 2008 HIV testing recommendations released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2004 …
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A Descriptive Study of Native Americans Participation in HIV Testing in Montana
… few, if any, significant changes in regard to HIV/AIDS case rates as well as the demographic characteristics and risk behaviors of Native Americans infected with HIV/AIDS. The fact HIV/AIDS does not appear to have had a disproportionate impact on Montana’s American Indian population at the …
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A Descriptive Study of Native Americans Participation in HIV Testing in Montana
… few, if any, significant changes in regard to HIV/AIDS case rates as well as the demographic characteristics and risk behaviors of Native Americans infected with HIV/AIDS. The fact HIV/AIDS does not appear to have had a disproportionate impact on Montana’s American Indian population at the …
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Benefits and Barriers to HIV Testing in a Population of Federal Detention Inmates
<p>Voluntary HIV testing in combination with early medical intervention has been shown to be effective in reducing the rate of new infections and improving the health and life expectancy of those living with HIV. There are however several high-risk populations in the US that remain largely …
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Men's experiences and perceptions of HIV testing services in Gugulethu Township, Cape Town
… to have the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world. HIV testing remains vital in the prevention and management efforts of the pandemic. Despite the efforts by the government, and local and international organizations to prevent the spread of HIV in men, HIV testing uptake in …
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Predictors of first time and repeat HIV testing among HIV positive individuals in Kenya
Introduction: Kenya’s coverage of HIV testing has doubled over the last decade, yet approximately half of HIV positive individuals were unaware of their infection in 2012. HIV testing in resource-limited settings can be most effective in diagnosing unknown HIV positive individuals through frequent …
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Perceptions, Attitudes and Acceptability of HIV Testing Among Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Chicago
<p>HIV testing is a primary strategy in HIV prevention and is associated with a myriad of benefits including positive behavior changes and enhanced access to HIV care services and support. However, African immigrants delay testing and are often diagnosed with late stage HIV infection and symptoms …
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HIV testing rate and seroprevalence among people attending a mental health clinic in rural Malawi
This study was undertaken to assess HIV-prevalence, uptake of HIV-care, general clinical characteristics and risk factors among a population visiting a mental health clinic in a rural Malawian district hospital.
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Feasibility, validity and utility of HIV testing data as key components of HIV case-based surveillance
Background: HIV case-based surveillance (CBS) is recommended by the World Health Organization and other global agencies, for tracking progress towards achieving the 95-95-95 targets to end the HIV epidemic. CBS involves gathering individual-level data for each person diagnosed and linking these …
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Shared-component model with application to mapping gender specific pattern in HIV testing and condom use in Namibia
… gender-specific and shared spatial variation in HIV testing and condom use in Namibia for targeted health promotion interventions. The study used data from the Namibia Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) carried out between 2006 and 2007. Bayesian hierarchical spatial mapping techniques were …
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Condom use and HIV testing behaviours of men working in the construction industry in Western Cape, South Africa
… men experience worse outcomes than women in the HIV prevention and treatment cascade. This issue is particularly evident in South Africa, where men have been found to be less engaged in HIV prevention and treatment services compared to women. To address this disparity, targeted interventions are …
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What It Means to Be a Man: Masculinity, Sexual Risk-Taking, and HIV Testing Behavior among Heterosexual African American Males
HIV/AIDS is a growing concern in the African American community. From 2005 to 2008, there was a 12% increase in HIV/AIDS diagnoses among African Americans (CDC, 2010a). African American males have higher rates of HIV/AIDS diagnoses than any other ethnic or racial groups. In 2006, 65% of the …
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