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Browsing Nursing Science by Subject "Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)"
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(Brill, 2007)The statistical reports as shown by the Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) indicate that despite efforts to combat the epidemic, the number of new infections continues to rise daily. This paper reflects ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-05-31)BACKGROUND : Despite the redesigning of the Reality condom (FC) to a new version of the second generation female condom commonly known as (FC2), the users are persistently constrained and concerned about the size and ...
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(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015-10)The use of condom will provide men and women 100% protection against HIV and AIDS infection. However, the acceptability of condom use in sexual relations including marriage is confronted with culturally entrenched barriers. ...
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(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014-09)The aim of the study was to develop guidelines for the assessment of abuse in women living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi. In phase one of the research, the experiences of these women were explored through a descriptive ...
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(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014)Collaboration amongst stakeholders remains a central tenet to achieving goals in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV and AIDS prevention and care strategies. This paper describes the experiences ...
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(Elsevier, 2016-12)Globally challenges regarding healthcare provision are sometimes related to a failure to estimate client numbers in peri-urban areas due to rapid population growth. About onesixth of the world's population live in informal ...
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(Routledge, 2014)Our aim for this study was to describe emotional abuse as it is experienced by women living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi. The study was conducted in the Lilongwe district in Malawi and used a descriptive phenomenological ...
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(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014-06)South Africa was rated among the sub-Saharan countries that failed to prioritise basic focused HIV prevention programmes to combat the new HIV infections across their borders (UNAIDS, 2009). It is therefore essential to ...
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Factors influencing utilisation of female condom among healthcare providers in Tshwane, South Africa (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014-10)This article describes the factors influencing the utilisation of the female condom (FC2) among healthcare providers, which is part of a study that aimed at developing strategies to improve the utilisation by the patients ...
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(Wiley, 2014-06)PURPOSE : This paper aims to explore and describe health promotion strategies for adolescents orphaned by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), as well as the evaluation ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2014-05-19)BACKGROUND: In an era when antiretroviral (ARV) therapy has become part of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention strategy, early testing and introduction to ARVs is critical for improving public health outcomes ...
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(http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=153&ab=ajpherd, 2015-10)HIV/AIDS and TB infections are major health problems in South Africa. Approximately two thirds of infected patients consult traditional health practitioners (THPs) to manage opportunistic infections. This study seeks to ...
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(DENOSA, 2007-09)Currently, the syndromic management of HIV/AIDS is based on a biomedical model that focuses on the ABC (Abstain, Be faithful, Condomise) model. The ABC model overlooks the issue of indigenous cultural practices, sexual ...
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(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014-06)The risk of experiencing an unintended pregnancy, STIs, HIV and AIDS is exacerbated when low literacy level, low functional health literacy level and misconceptions prevail as barriers to accessing primary health care ...
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(AOSIS, 2020-02-25)BACKGROUND : Healthcare facilities in South Africa are confronted by several challenges arising from Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune diseases syndrome infection pandemic. All categories of nurses ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2015-11-19)BACKGROUND : Health promoting schools focus on, amongst other things, preventing leading causes of death such as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s), Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency ...
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(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (AFAHPER-SD), 2015-10)Male circumcision has been practised traditionally as one of the initiation rites that prepare boys for manhood. The Primary focus for this initiation rite was sexuality education. However, concern exists regarding the ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-06-04)BACKGROUND : Worldwide, a large proportion of all new HIV infections occur in people under the age of 25. HIV and AIDS remain the leading cause of deaths among adolescents in sub- Saharan Africa and second leading cause ...
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(Elsevier, 2023)IINTRODUCTION : People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) face several stressors. It is important that they get both physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support. Sexual partners are highly encouraged to offer the ...
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