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    government policies on HIV/AIDSprevention and control (20mks) Definition of terms Government policies- These are the course of actions or inactions taken by the state with regard to a particular issue. HIV- This is the virus that destroys the human immune system leaving the body defenseless hence vulnerable to other infections. AIDS- The disease presents itself as a collection of signs and symptoms resulting from lowered immunity mostly due to HIV hence referred to as a syndrome. Prevention- It refers

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    HIV/AIDS POLICY

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    PREFACE The development of this policy has been necessitated by the challenges posed by HIV and AIDS in the workplace. HIV and AIDS affect people mainly in their prime ages‚ between 20 and 55 years‚ who constitute the workforce. The illness and subsequent deaths of workers resulting from HIV and AIDS‚ has an enormous impact on the national productivity and earnings. Resources that would have been used for wealth creation and poverty reduction are diverted to treatment‚ care and support for HIV and AIDS

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    The Control Of HIV/AIDS in Denmark‚ Germany‚ Poland‚ and the United States Across the world‚ countries have been attempting to implement the most effective measures for controlling dangerous and widespread epidemics. These epidemics are a threat to the livelihood and growth of any country because they have the capacity to destroy entire populations and devastate economies and cultures alike. One of the most well known epidemics of our time is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‚ caused

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    main ways the HIV can be spread: 1. Sexual intercourse 2. Intravenous drugs 3. Blood transfusions (which are very rare now because all blood is tested) HIV is spreading like wild fire among adolescents because they don’t believe it can happen to them. Prevention for positives is only possible if a person knows his or her HIV status. Voluntary counseling and testing strategies (VCT)‚ a cornerstone of HIV prevention‚ has generally been seen as a first defense against the spread of HIV disease‚ with

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    Social Work Intervention in Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS Introduction In India‚ HIV which causes AIDS appeared much later than any parts of the world. However‚ the disease is spreading with unprecedented rapidity and has now emerged as a serious socio-economic and public health problem. HIV and AIDS is a term in today’s world that has become synonymous with epidemic. The truth is that the HIV/ AIDS pandemic have affected not only the adults but even the youth and the children. Hence‚ it becomes

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    Demographics of HIV/AIDS in the United States of America HCS/490 Health Consumer Trends and Marketing January 21‚ 2013 Jennifer Pharr   Demographics of HIV/AIDS in the United States of America “Every 9.5 minutes someone in the United States is infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).” According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)‚ there are approximately 1.5 million people living with HIV‚ and one out of five is not aware they are infected (CDC‚ 2011). The first documented case

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    HIV AND AIDS PREVENTION PLAN

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    young  people  taking  responsibility  for  their  sexual  and  reproductive  health     Abstract     The   aim   of   this   prevention   plan   is   to   increase   knowledge   and   uptake   of   family   planning   (FP)   options‚   and  to  promote  HIV  and  STI  prevention  among  young  people  from  age  18  to  24.  It  involves  educating

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    HIV/AIDS

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    HIV/AIDS-- A Deadly Disease HIV and AIDS are a silent killer virus that many people have today‚ and even more that do not even know they have it. With the millions of viruses and diseases in the world‚ HIV and AIDS are the two that struck the world by surprise‚ becoming one of the most serious and most common diseases not just in the United States‚ but also around the world. HIV and AIDS is caused by genetics‚ accidental contamination‚ and sex; it therefore leads to medical doctors trying to find

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    Hiv Aids

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    HIV and AIDS AND POVERTY; HOUSEHOLD (HH) ECONOMIC STRENGTHENING AS A STRATEGY FOR BREAKING THE VICIOUS CYCLE Introduction While HIV and AIDS affect the poor and the rich‚ the poor people are‚ nevertheless‚ doubly disadvantaged. The reasons why poor people are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS are: a) b) c) d) e) Poor people have fewer choices; Poor people are less able to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS; Poor people may have fewer rights‚ or be unaware of their rights; The majority of the world’s poor

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    Hiv and Aids

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    HIV AND AIDS Definition AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was originally defined empirically by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) as “the presence of a reliably diagnosed disease that is at least moderately indicative of an underlying defect in cell-mediated immunity.” Following the recognition of the causative virus‚ HIV‚ and the development of the sensitive and specific tests for HIV infection‚ the definition of AIDS has undergone substantial revision. The current

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