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Factors that influence disclosure or non-disclosure of one's HIV-positive status to friends, family and regular sexual partners in Linguere, Senegal
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: Disclosure in the context of HIV is the sharing of information about one’s HIV-positive status with someone else. In the case of people living with HIV (PLHIV), many factors influence their decision to disclose. ...
Electrochemical dynamics of cytochrome P450-3A4 isoenzyme biosensor for protease inhibitor antiretroviral drug
(2010)
This thesis firstly reports on the development and characterization of reagent-less and cobalt(III) sepulchrate[Co(Sep)³⁺] mediated biosensor platforms (biosensor platform 1 and biosensor platform 2), with human recombinant ...
A qualitative study of the coping strategies used by caregivers of hiv-positive children in a residential childcare setting
(2008)
According to the findings of this study, childcare workers caring for HIV-positive children working in a residential care setting, have similar experiences and challenges to nurses, community-based caregivers and primary ...
Clinical and immunological response of HIV/AIDS patients receiving ART in Nyangana mission hospital in Namibia
(2008)
This study aims to analyse the clinical and immunological responses and survival pattern of HIV/AIDS patients receiving ART in Nyangana District
Assessing the role of Development Communication in fostering social change: the case study of Sesotho Media and Development (SM&D)
(2013)
A number of programmes have been implemented in the field of development communication, with the specific aim of promoting social change among communities, and a series of studies have illustrated the positive effects of ...
Determination of pyrazinamide plasma concentrations using lc-ms and pharmacokinetics of pyrazinamide in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and in patients co-infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV
(2013)
Tuberculosis and HIV are arguably South Africa’s largest and most important health issues. With drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis on the increase and little research on new drugs, there is an urgent need for research ...
Factors that impact on the capacity of district aids task forces to coordinate sustainable decentralized hiv/aids services in Zambia: the case of Lusaka daft
(2013)
Introduction According (UNAIDS/WHO, 2011a) globally, 34.0 million [31.4 million–35.9 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2011 out of which 80% live in Sub Saharan Africa. In absolute terms, the burden of HIV ...
Factors that contribute to treatment defaulting amongst tuberculosis patients in Windhoek district, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a resurgent disease in many parts of the world, fuelled by HIV/AIDS and poverty. According to WHO, over two billion people were estimated to be infected by TB globally, 9.4 million new cases ...
Short message service normalization for communication with a health information system
(2011)
Short Message Service (SMS) is one of the most popularly used services for communication between mobile phone users. In recent times it has also been proposed as a means for information access. However, there are several ...
Factors influencing access to antiretroviral treatment in Benue State, Nigeria
(2010)
At the end of 2008, Nigeria had the third largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in the world, with an estimated 2.95 million people and an average prevalence rate of 4.6%. According to the 2008 prevalence ...