Essays about: "local studies about HIV"

Found 5 essays containing the words local studies about HIV.

1. 1. “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. 2. mHealth : Mobile phones in HIV prevention in Uganda

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Akademin för humaniora, utbildning och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Axel Salomonsson; [2010]
   Keywords : Health communication; HIV prevention; mHealth; Hälsokommunikation; HIV prevention;

   Abstract : mHealth – Mobile phones in HIV prevention in Uganda by Axel Salomonsson Abstract The use of ”new”  interactive media like the Internet and cell phones in health education is not an entirely new phenomenon and studies shows promising results from such information campaigns in developed countries[1]. In the area of HIV/AIDS prevention, however, no scientific studies have been made on the effects of mobile phone-based information campaigns in developing countries. READ MORE

4. 3. Climate Change and Agriculture in Babati : Awareness Strategies Constrains

   University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

   Author : Lina Häckner; [2009]
   Keywords : Climate change; agriculture; Tanzania; perception; adaption; barriers;

   Abstract : Climate change caused by green house gas emissions, mainly carbon dioxide, is today’s most debated environmental issue. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, with the legally binding Kyoto protocol, is the emission regulatory framework. Tanzania has ratified both the conventions supporting carbon reductions. READ MORE

5. 4. AIDS - A Social Disease: A Minor Field Study of Women with HIV/AIDS in Nicaragua

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Natasja Kingod; [2008]
   Keywords : HIV AIDS; Empowerment; Disempowerment; Victimization; Stigmatization; Deviance; Women; Social death; Social disease; Catholic Church; Cultural factors; Machismo; Gender studies; Genusvetenskap; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Sociology; Sociologi; Social structures; Sociala strukturer; Social changes; theory of social work; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; Social psychology; Socialpsykologi; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : HIV/AIDS is not to be looked upon as an entirely medical problem as will be explained throughout this thesis. In Nicaragua it is indeed a social disease due to social and cultural factors leading to the misery of HIV-positive women. READ MORE

6. 5. The right to health and right to intellectual property in the EU. Analysis of the internal and external policies.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Beata Faracik; [2002]
   Keywords : Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Rights; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : It is very common nowadays to speak of an ''information society'' in which control of information or information based knowledge has replaced control over matter as an ultimate source of economic power. The intellectual creations protected through patents, trade marks, copyrights etc constitute often a huge part of the companies' intangible assets. READ MORE