Essays about: "about of hiv aids"

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  1. 11. In the tension between the local and the global : A field study about organizational and cultural challenges faced by NGO:s working with orphans and vulnerable children in Gaborone; Botswana

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för beteendevetenskap och socialt arbete

    Author : Evelyn Lundberg; [2016]
    Keywords : NGO; orphans and vulnerable children; Botswana; social work; new institutionalism;

    Abstract : The HIV and AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa calls a great national and global response in order to face the challenges associated with the illness for the individual, households, community and future of nations. The disease has led to an increased number of orphans and other vulnerable children in Botswana where the non-governmental organizations stand for social service delivery to these children. READ MORE

  3. 12. Factors associated with adverse treatment outcomes of Tuberculosis among HIV-positive adults in an antiretroviral treatment program in Yangon, Myanmar

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Tharaphi Lin; [2016]
    Keywords : HIV; AIDS; TB; ART; ATT; CD4 cell count; adverse treatment outcomes; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection (OI) and cause of death in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), even in settings with access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study aims to determine factors associated with adverse outcome of TB treatment in PLHIV. READ MORE

  4. 13. “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

  5. 14. A child belongs to the whole community.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Lovisa Strömberg; Josefin Svensson; [2015-01-22]
    Keywords : Institutional care; family-based care; orphans and convention of the rights of the child.;

    Abstract : This qualitative study has taken place in Burundi. Burundi suffers from years of violence and diseases like HIV/AIDS. Many parents have passed away or are not capable to take care of their children, which are leading to a lot of Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (OVC). READ MORE

  6. 15. 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