UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT-AGRIBUSINESS AND TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM (USAID-ATEP) HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROJECT Component Rapid Assessment on Knowledge‚ Attitude and Practice (KAP) of USAID-ATEP Lead Clients on HIV/AIDS Prevention Final Report October 2010 Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia Gardachew Tiruneh‚ Lead consultant Yehiunie Lakew‚ Statistician Arega Gera‚ Tenaw Bawoke‚ Zelalem Fisseha and
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HIV Infection Definition HIV infection is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The condition gradually destroys the immune system‚ which makes it harder for the body to fight infections. Most people infected with HIV eventually develop AIDS. These individuals mostly die from opportunistic infections or malignancies associated with the progressive failure of the immune system. HIV progresses to AIDS at a variable rate affected by viral‚ host‚ and environmental factors;
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Among the current fields of research in Biotechnology‚ research on drugs and vaccines targeting viral diseases such as HIV/AIDs has been of major importance given the high prevalence of these diseases across the world. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a type of virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome) (HIV and AIDS‚ n.d). The virus devastates the body’s defense mechanism‚ leaving a victim highly susceptible to opportunistic infections such as those caused by bacteria‚ fungi
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prevent HIV and what we actually do.” (P188‚ Pisani) To me what she is saying is that another way for society to tell people about the safety of HIV‚ and this way is through religion. In her passage she says that religion obscures the truth‚ so whatever these kids learn will be whatever the religion says and these kids will have to follow and that could be abstinence till you get married. She then goes on to say that “religious dogma crushes our efforts to translate good data into good HIV prevention
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Why is HIV/AIDS education for young people important? Female students Female students HIV and AIDS education for young people plays a vital role in global efforts to end the AIDS epidemic. In 2012‚ more than one third of all new HIV infections were among young people aged 15-24 (780‚000). While this number is falling‚ HIV-related deaths have been on the rise among this group. In fact‚ HIV is now the second most prolific cause of death among young people worldwide. 1 “Young people remain at the centre
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caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). First of all‚ HIV is caused by having sex through unprotected sex with a person who has infected by HIV. HIV may be transmitted through unprotected heterosexual or homosexual‚ vaginal‚ anal‚ or oral sex. The main routes of transmission are unprotected vaginal and anal sex. Besides that‚ one can be infected with HIV through blood transmission. Sharing needles and reusing syringes that contaminated with HIV-infected blood may cause
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CONTENT Introduction Causes of HIV/AIDS Symptoms of HIV/AIDS Effects of HIV/AIDS on society Preventions Cure/control Conclusion Reference INTRODUCTION The human disease that I will be researching on is HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease. It can infect the body if an individual has unprotected sex with
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Kamlesh Bind PGDM –IB ( 08) 1. What are the pros and cons of Anglo American’s adoptions of a strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce ? What recommendation would you give the company concerning its HIV / AIDS policy ? Ans :- Anglo American had a huge investment in South Africa and was hard hit by the HIV / AIDS epidemic . It was one of the first corporation to develop a comprehensive‚ proactive strategy to combat the ravages of the disease on its
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DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH Just like most Americans HIV never really crossed my mind until someone I know had been diagnosed with the deadly disease. This person I know was just like any other person until they became a “junkie” and their sexual preferences had changed. According to studies the use of dirty needles and having multiple sex partners increases the risk of contracting a disease significantly. HIV is among the highest contracted infection in the United States‚ in Georgia there have been
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commonly known sexually transmitted diseases. The last stages of HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ are what we know as AIDS‚ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is similar to other viruses like the flu or common cold except the human immune system cannot destroy the virus. The virus can hide in the cells of the body for long periods of time and attacks important parts of the immune system like T-cells or CD4 cells. Once HIV destroys a lot of CD4 cells the human body can no longer fight against
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