Essays about: "HIV prevention"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 65 essays containing the words HIV prevention.

  1. 21. “No more buzz” : An extended case study of the engagement in HIVin the Anglican Church in Ocean View, Cape Town

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Missionsvetenskap

    Author : Simon Hallonsten; [2016]
    Keywords : South Africa; HIV; AIDS; stigma; Anglican Church; Western Cape; Cape Town; Church;

    Abstract : The paper studies the degree of engagement in questions of HIV in the local Anglican Church in Ocean View, Cape Town, using a triangulation design combining participant observation, survey results and interviews. Survey results from two other parishes in the Cape Town area and from clergy in the dioceses of Cape Town and False Bay are used to extend the material and to establish wider patterns in an extended case study approach. READ MORE

  3. 22. Free Human Agency through Sport? Exploring the impact on agency among volunteer peer-educators in sport based HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in a disadvantaged urban area in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Emanuel Raptis; [2015]
    Keywords : sport for development; peer-education; agency; self-esteem; self-efficacy; HIV AIDS; critical realism; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To this date, a growing body of scientific literature has emerged focusing on the effects of sport for development programs towards the intended primary beneficiaries. Less is known, however, about the effects on those individuals tasked with delivering those interventions in the field. READ MORE

  4. 23. From Deadly Disease to Chronic Condition : A Study of the Gay Casualties in the 'War on AIDS' in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Nyman; [2015]
    Keywords : HIV; AIDS; blood; knowledge production; policy; bureaucracy; documents; risk; gay men; prevention; treatment; stigmatization; heteronormativity;

    Abstract : Every society in the world has its own AIDS story. A story of uncertainty, moral panic, and social persecution of sexual and ethnical minorities. Sweden is no exception. READ MORE

  5. 24. Socioeconomic and sociodemographic differentials in pregnant women’s knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Kenya: A cross-sectional study from 2008-09 KDHS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Caroline Granberg; [2015]
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    Abstract : Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global public health issue. One way of transmission is through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). There are ways to prevent this and one option is to give the mother special drugs during pregnancy, delivery or afterwards. READ MORE

  6. 25. "We’re not all infected, but we’re all affected". Nurses’ experiences of preventive work with HIV infected adolescents and adolescents who run the risk of becoming infected.

    University essay from Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Jennifer Palm; Malin Rosendahl; [2015]
    Keywords : HIV; prevention; adolescents; nursing; experiences; South Africa;

    Abstract : HIV continues to be a major global health issue and South Africa is reported to have the largest population in the world living with HIV. Adolescents are at high risk to get the infection and are facing many difficulties when growing up from childhood to adulthood. READ MORE