Nelson Mandela Hsrc Study Of Hiv Aids

Author : Human Sciences Research Council
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 0796920079

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Nelson Mandela/HSRC Study of HIV/AIDS by Human Sciences Research Council Pdf

Over 20 years ago Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first documented and more than 15 years ago HIV was first identified as a causative agent for AIDS. Since then, the epidemic has spread throughout the world, but at an uneven pace. It is estimated that more than 60 million people worldwide have lived with HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic and 20 million of these have died (UNAIDS 2002). HIV/AIDS now affects every country in the world. Despite advances made in knowledge about HIV prevention, the disease continues to spread. Globally, sub-Saharan Africa is the most severely affected, with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) being home to half of the estimated 24 million people living with HIV/AIDS in this region (UNAIDS 2000). Country level estimates of HIV infection are usually based on surveys of women attending antenatal clinics. In South Africa over the past decade, this has been the primary means of monitoring the spread of HIV. Antenatal surveillance systems provide countries with a low-cost tool for regularly monitoring key aspects of the HIV epidemic. For example, the data can be used to track the epidemic in different parts of a country or among a specific age cohort. The antenatal survey's major usefulness is to track trends of HIV infections over time.

Author : O. Shisana
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0796920184

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Nelson Mandela/Hsrc Study of Hiv/Aids Executive Summary by O. Shisana Pdf

This watershed cultural and demographic survey monitors the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa.

Author : Heather Brookes,Olive Shisana,Linda M. Richter
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 0796920559

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The National Household HIV Prevalence and Risk Survey of South African Children by Heather Brookes,Olive Shisana,Linda M. Richter Pdf

The National Household HIV Prevalence and Risk Survey of South African Children forms part of the Nelson Mandela/HSRC Study of HIV/AIDS: South African National HIV Prevalence, Behavioural Risks and Mass Media Household Survey 2002. This report provides information on HIV prevalence, orphanhood, risk factors for HIV infection and knowledge of HIV/AIDS among South African children. A total of 3 988 children aged 2 to 18 years participated in the survey. Caregivers of 2 138 children 2 to 11 years of of age answered a questionnaire on the child's behalf. A total of 740 children 12 to 14 years of age directly answered a separate questionnaire. An additional 1 110 children and between 15 and 18 years of age answered a youth questionnaire. Of the 3 988 children, 3 294 (82.6 per cent) provided a saliva specimen for HIV testing. The results show HIV prevalence among children 2 to 18 years of age to be 5.4 per cent. Prevalence was nearly constant across age groups and did not vary significantly. There were insufficient numbers to compare prevalence across race groups. The prevalence was higher than expected. Further studies are necessary to verify this finding.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Children of AIDS patients
ISBN : 0796921725

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Behavioural Risks and HIV Sero-Status (BSS) Household Survey in the Klerksdorp District of South Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Olive Shisana
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 0796921520

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South African National HIV Prevalence, HIV Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, 2005 by Olive Shisana Pdf

A follow-up to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's 2002 national household survey of HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa, this 2005 report seeks to provide further understanding of the HIV pandemic. Using data that tested for HIV incidence rather than just using mortality statistics, this study looks at which socio-demographic groups are most vulnerab≤ whether new policies have been successful in fighting the disease; what exactly is being done by key players, such as the government, churches, and other civil society organizations; and how the spread of HIV can be reduced in South Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 079692032X

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Mental Health and HIV/AIDS by Anonim Pdf

The intersection between mental health and HIV/AIDS is relatively underdeveloped. This report draws on the perspectives and experiences of academics, non-governmental workers and government officials, from both developed and developing countries, who gathered at a meeting in March 2003. The aim of the meeting was to start it develop a better understanding of the complex ways in which HIV/AIDS affects people's mental health and the implications this has for those infected by the disease, their families and friends as well as for the society as a whole.

Author : Harriet Deacon
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0796921040

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Understanding HIV/AIDS Stigma by Harriet Deacon Pdf

At a time when alarming numbers of people with HIV/AIDS seek help under cover of darkness, deeply ashamed of their plight, it is crucial to find ways to better comprehend and address the specific nature of stigma around HIV/AIDS in southern Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : HSRC Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : UOM:39015077676396

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The Impact of and Responses to HIV/AIDS in the Private Security and Legal Services Industry in South Africa by Anonim Pdf

Documenting the first study of its kind to be conducted in the private-security and legal industries, this reference provides clarity on the current status of both industries in terms of the prevalence and incidence rates of HIV. Mitigating the impact of the AIDS epidemic on productivity, labor costs, and the supply of skills, this investigation also focuses upon the varied ways in which companies have responded to the challenges of the disease. The findings represent a first step in the continued monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of the epidemic in both sectors, and the recommendations offer a starting point for refining HIV/AIDS management strategies at a sector and company level.

Author : Mark Hunter
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253004819

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Love in the Time of AIDS by Mark Hunter Pdf

In some parts of South Africa, more than one in three people are HIV positive. Love in the Time of AIDS explores transformations in notions of gender and intimacy to try to understand the roots of this virulent epidemic. By living in an informal settlement and collecting love letters, cell phone text messages, oral histories, and archival materials, Mark Hunter details the everyday social inequalities that have resulted in untimely deaths. Hunter shows how first apartheid and then chronic unemployment have become entangled with ideas about femininity, masculinity, love, and sex and have created an economy of exchange that perpetuates the transmission of HIV/AIDS. This sobering ethnography challenges conventional understandings of HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 1875017852

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The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Sector by Anonim Pdf

This series of studies provides answers to three broad questions -- "To what extent does HIV/AIDS affect the health system in South Africa?", "What aspects or subsystems are most affected?", and "How will the impact progress over time?" Health personnel and ambulatory and hospitalised patients across the nine provinces of South Africa were surveyed. Specific questions addressed issues such as loss of staff due to illness, absenteeism, low staff morale, and increased patient load. Taking into account the anticipated increase in patient load in the public and private sector health facilities in South Africa, the study makes recommendations not only for managing the HIV/AIDS case load, but also for the care and services provided to people with HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Author : Olive Shisana
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0796920990

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HIV Risk Exposure Among Young Children by Olive Shisana Pdf

South Africa has, until now, focused its HIV prevention efforts on youth and adults, and now needs to expand its focus to include children. Much is already known about vertical transmission, which is the dominant mode of HIV transmission among children.

Author : Education Labour Relations Council (South Africa)
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Educators
ISBN : 0796921288

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Educator Supply and Demand in the South African Public Education System by Education Labour Relations Council (South Africa) Pdf

This report is an integration of the seven reports which emerged from the research, and pulls together the findings arising from it. What emerges is that the resignation, death and ageing of the present educator force is likely to have a significant effect on replacement demand for educators over the next four years.

Author : Sean Jooste,Azwifaneli Managa,Leickness Chisamu Simbayi
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Children of AIDS patients
ISBN : 0796921431

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A Census Report of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Two South African Communities by Sean Jooste,Azwifaneli Managa,Leickness Chisamu Simbayi Pdf

In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organisations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping with the impact of HIV/AIDS. The aim of the project is to develop models of best practise so as to enhance and improve support structures for OVC in the southern African region as a whole. This report forms part of a series that examines the work undertaken as part of the Kellogg OVC Intervention Project from 2002 to 2005.

Author : Kaori Izumi
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0796921350

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The Land and Property Rights of Women and Orphans in the Context of HIV and AIDS by Kaori Izumi Pdf

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Author : Poul Rohleder,Leslie Swartz,Seth C. Kalichman,Leickness Chisamu Simbayi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781441903068

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HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On by Poul Rohleder,Leslie Swartz,Seth C. Kalichman,Leickness Chisamu Simbayi Pdf

Much has happened since the first appearance of AIDS in 1981: it has been identified, studied, and occasionally denied. The virus has shifted host populations and spread globally. Medicine, the social sciences, and world governments have joined forces to combat and prevent the disease. And South Africa has emerged as ground zero for the pandemic. The editors of HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On present the South African crisis as a template for addressing the myriad issues surrounding the epidemic worldwide, as the book brings together a widely scattered body of literature, analyzes psychosocial and sexual aspects contributing to HIV transmission and prevention, and delves into complex intersections of race, gender, class, and politics. Including largely overlooked populations and issues (e.g., prisoners, persons with disabilities, stigma), as well as challenges shaping future research and policy, the contributors approach their topics with rare depth, meticulous research, carefully drawn conclusions, and profound compassion. Among the topics covered: The relationship between HIV and poverty, starting from the question, "Which is the determinant and which is the consequence?" Epidemiology of HIV among women and men: concepts of femininity and masculinity, and gender inequities as they affect HIV risk; gender-specific prevention and intervention strategies. The impact of AIDS on infants and young children: risk and protective factors; care of children by HIV-positive mothers; HIV-infected children. Current prevention and treatment projects, including local-level responses, community-based work, and VCT (voluntary counseling and testing) programs. New directions: promoting circumcision, vaccine trials, "positive prevention." South Africa’s history of AIDS denialism. The urgent lessons in this book apply both globally and locally, making HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On uniquely instructive and useful for professionals working in HIV/AIDS and global public health.