Essays about: "social issues in the study of HIV AIDS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words social issues in the study of HIV AIDS.

  1. 1. Beyond vulnerabilities: Exploring the coping mechanisms of children as family heads in child-headed households in Kampala district Uganda.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Lambert Buzaare; [2021-10-07]
    Keywords : coping mechanisms; child-headed households; strengths and abilities;

    Abstract : Uganda is a signatory of both local and international child protection protocols and has further shown its great commitment to child welfare through various agencies put up to implement child welfare-related issues. Yet with all this, children in Uganda continue to be abused and their rights violated. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing the Relationship between Christian Congregations and Teenagers Infected with HIV as Infants: a Qualitative Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Marie Kristin Pauline Kalender; [2019]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS; teenagers; Christian; church; South Africa;

    Abstract : Problem: With 20% being infected, South Africa still has the highest HIV prevalence worldwide, implying a large number of children being infected as infant over the past decades. Nowadays, many of these infants are in their teenage years. Little research has been conducted about those adolescents. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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. 4. Condommication

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Lovisa Melnyk; Sanne Kleiner; [2013]
    Keywords : Health communication; behaviour change communication; HIV AIDS; youth; Ghana; interpersonal communication; mass media; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Problem: HIV/AIDS is one of the most challenging health and development issues of modern times. This study takes place in Ghana, which is one of the countries that have made progress in the HIV/AIDS work during the last years. READ MORE

  6. 5. Communicating sexual reproductive health and rights to Zambian youth : A case study of the non-governmental organization Youth Vision Zambia

    University essay from Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Anna Dloski; [2013]
    Keywords : Youth; Health communication; HIV AIDS; Empowerment; Communication for development social change; Zambia; Ungdom; Hälsokommunikation; HIV AIDS; Empowerment; Kommunikation för utveckling social förändring; Zambia;

    Abstract : HIV/AIDS is widely spread in Zambia. Numerous organizations work to disseminate information about how individuals can prevent themselves and others from infection. READ MORE