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Showing 1 to 20 of 126 for “"Immune deficiency"”.
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AIDS education: A social constructionist approach (Immune deficiency).
AIDS and HIV is a constantly growing concern in North American society. Adolescents and youth are considered to be groups in particular risk because of their unsafe sexual practices. Previous positivist research efforts attempted to understand adolescent risk as a function of their knowledge and a …
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Views of school superintendents on schools and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
… boards' views in regard to schools and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The population for this study included the superintendents identified by a panel of jurors, on the basis of reputational excellence, for inclusion in"The Executive Educator 100" and published in the February 1987 …
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Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective
… narrative data from 10 Chronic Fatigue and Immune Deficiency Syndrom (CFIDS) patients. A qualitative narrative analysis was completed and the findings were discussed in relation to the patients' subjective understanding of the illness process. This was related to current CFIDS research …
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Quantitative measurement of body composition in individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Body composition parameters were measured in 48 males with AIDS who were classified as being HIV positive-asymptomatic (HIV+), HIV positive - Kaposis sarcoma (KS), and HIV positive -opportunistic infections (OI). The major conclusions derived from this study were based on the evaluation of body …
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A national study of school board members' opinions about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and education
… opinions of school board members about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as it relates to the curriculum of America's public schools and employment and other policies governing those schools. The presence of the AIDS virus in the general population presents school board members …
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Employees' knowledge and attitudes regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS): A comparative study
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of worksite HIV/AIDS training on the attitudes and knowledge of two groups of union and management employees in the finance organization of the Burlington Northern Railroad. Of the 92 subjects, 54 comprised the control group and 38 made up the …
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency : Beliefs, Knowledge, and Behaviors of High-School Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist Academies
<p>Problem. Few attempts have been conducted to assess knowledge of HIV/AIDS in the adolescent population attending Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools. This present study was to investigate the HIV/AIDS-related beliefs, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, and HIV/AIDS-related behaviors of adolescents …
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The Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Program on Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behavior of Selected College Students
… was whether a behaviorally focused Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Program affects the knowledge, sexual attitudes and sexual behavior of college students.</p> <p>Three hundred and six first-and third-year college students were included in the study …
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The impact of neurolinguistic programming rapport skills training for registered nurses on one-on-one teaching of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevention
… transmitted diseases, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) is a communication technique that proposes to enhance rapport. Rapport is enhanced by the use of a combination of verbal and nonverbal techniques where the individual is matched …
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Home Based Care (HBC) providers knowledge attitude and perception of identification treatment and referrals of common symptoms of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Botswana
Home based care is a major intervention in the management of HIV/AIDS and other illnesses in need of palliative care, especially in situations where resources are limited. The challenges associated with HIV/AIDS infection in Botswana resulted in the training of home based care volunteers (HBCV) to …
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The Lived Experience of Individuals Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) While Residing in a Rural Region of Northern Appalachia
The purpose of this research study was to describe and understand the lived experience of individuals living with HIV/AIDS while residing in a rural region of northern Appalachia. A hermeneutic phenomenological method following the Utrecht School was used for this study. The setting for this study …
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of managing chronic diarrhoea diseases in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome adult patients in an academic hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
The high burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related chronic diarrhoea diseases (CDD) has strained the meager resources of the health sector and yet the effectiveness of management strategies leaves much to be desired. As study was done at a …
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Pain, courage, and wisdom: stories of women living with HIV
This is a descriptive study of women with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Women have been neglected in social science research and literature on HIV/AIDS (Anastos & Marte, 1989, Corea, 1992). Unfortunately even when women with HIV / AIDS have been …
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Modeling and Fundamental Design Considerations for Portable, Wearable and Implantable Electronic Biosensors
… diseases such as cancer, diabetes, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), etc. are leading causes of mortality all over the world. Portable, wearable and implantable biosensors can go a long way in preventing these premature deaths by frequent or continuous self-monitoring of vital …
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Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Inhibitors Among HIV seropositive Adults on Protease Inhibitors Containing Antiretroviral Therapy at Adult Infectious Disease Centre at the University Teaching Hospital
… of infectious diseases including Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). The use of certain Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) drugs has been shown to cause dyslipidaemia, with little known about the burden of dyslipidaemia in the presence of ART particularly Protease Inhibitors (PIs) in …
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A mouse model for the pathogenesis of immunodeficiency virus infection
… infection, which is characterized by progressive immune deficiency attributable to a slow but relentless depletion of CD4+ T cells, the main viral targets. HIV infection is also associated with increased T cell turnover and a state of generalized immune activation. One of the fundamental questions …
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Impact of pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS co-infection in self-management among adult patients at the primary health care facilities in Bojanala District of North-West Province
… impact of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome co-infection in self-management among adult patients at the selected primary health care facilities in Bojanala district of North-West Province, South Africa. The study was conducted in the …
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