Essays about: "HIV prevention"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 65 essays containing the words HIV prevention.
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6. Masculinity and HIV The impact of men’s masculinities on risky behaviour in Umgungundlovu district, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : This study aimed at exploring the relationship between masculinities and HIV and AIDS. In so doing, the study sought to provide a thorough understanding of whether specific masculine identities influence men to indulge in unsafe sexual practices in uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. READ MORE
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7. Can Access to Fast Internet in Africa Promote HIV Awareness and Prevention? - Evidence from Nigeria
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Can access to the global Internet improve health behaviour and outcomes in Africa? Providing health-related information through the Internet - free of charge, tailored specifically to patients' needs and accessible from anywhere, anytime - has proven to enhance users' mental and physical wellbeing in numerous researched cases. However, little is known about this relation in developing countries, where fast and internationally connected Internet arrived only a decade ago. READ MORE
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8. Modelling the Impact of Drug Resistance on Treatment as Prevention as an HIV Control Strategy
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Uganda is using a strategy called treatment as prevention where as many individuals as possible that are infected with HIV receive treatment. As a result, the number of newly infected individuals has decreased significantly. However, there is a discussion about a potential problem regarding transmitted drug resistance. READ MORE
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9. “In HIV response in Tanzania no one should be left behind”: a Socio-Ecological analysis of civil society organizations’ possibilities to prevent HIV infection among vulnerable girls and women in Tanzania
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This study illuminates civil society organizations (CSOs)’ possibilities to prevent HIV among girls and women in Tanzania, reflecting on policy implications. A qualitative case study was conducted with a purposively selected CSO, Mtandao. READ MORE
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10. Nurses' experiences of working with Prevention of Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV : A minor field study in the Rufiji district of Tanzania
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärdAbstract : This study is a Minor Field Study and is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). At the end of 2016 there were 1.4 million people living with HIV in Tanzania; That same year approximately 55.000 people were newly infected with the disease. READ MORE