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British Medical Journal (Clinical... Dec 1987
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Statistics as Topic
PubMed: 3122877
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.295.6612.1503-a -
Bulletin of the World Health... 1985The important role of WHO Collaborating Centres in international cooperation and action to control and prevent the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the...
The important role of WHO Collaborating Centres in international cooperation and action to control and prevent the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the affected countries, and eventually worldwide, was emphasized at a meeting in Geneva on 25-26 September 1985. The participants reviewed the progress that had been made in the past few months and recognized that WHO activities related to the control of LAV/HTLV-III infections and associated diseases, particularly AIDS, are likely to increase rapidly during the next few years. They therefore recommended the assignment of responsibility within WHO to ensure optimal coordination of activities involving the Collaborating Centres, the Organization, and the countries.
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Humans; Viral Vaccines; World Health Organization
PubMed: 3879671
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Medicina 2021
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Humans
PubMed: 34453814
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Health & Place Sep 2008Under-served rural areas--home to over half of people in sub-Saharan Africa--bear a heavy HIV/AIDS burden. We present a case study of the existence and quality of...
Under-served rural areas--home to over half of people in sub-Saharan Africa--bear a heavy HIV/AIDS burden. We present a case study of the existence and quality of support networks available to people with AIDS and their carers in a South African rural area. Drawing on 45 interviews and 13 focus groups, we identify key local HIV/AIDS-relevant actors and agencies in civil society, the public and the private sectors. The most effective support comes from families and neighbours, volunteer health workers and two lone missionaries. This support is undermined by counter-productive responses by faith-based organisations, traditional healers and local leaders, and by poor levels of support from public and private sector agencies. We discuss ways in which existing and latent networks might best be strengthened and supported.
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Caregivers; Female; Health Education; Home Care Services; Humans; Male; Medically Underserved Area; Medicine, African Traditional; Poverty; Rural Health Services; Social Support; South Africa; Volunteers
PubMed: 18023238
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.10.002 -
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica... Jan 2002
Review
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Condoms; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Equipment Failure; Female; Humans; Latex Hypersensitivity; Male; Sexual Behavior
PubMed: 11942879
DOI: 10.1046/j.0001-6349.2001.00408.x -
British Medical Journal (Clinical... Feb 1987
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Health Education; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Risk; Substance-Related Disorders
PubMed: 3101889
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.294.6569.389 -
Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C.... 1987Analysis of the responses of 1,247 health care providers to questionnaires immediately before and after educational programs on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)...
Analysis of the responses of 1,247 health care providers to questionnaires immediately before and after educational programs on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) revealed significant (P less than .05) improvements in accuracy of knowledge about 7 of 15 modes of transmission and 7 of 11 means of infection control. Sizeable percentages, however, continued to believe after the programs that AIDS could be transmitted by casual contact, such as sharing coffee cups. Provider attitudes about caring for persons with AIDS shifted in the direction desired (P less than .001) on six of nine questions. After programs, 92 percent believed that they had sufficient knowledge to protect themselves from getting AIDS, and 79 percent felt professionally competent to care for a person with AIDS. Both before and after programs, providers who established regulations for the care of persons with AIDS and outpatient care providers had the most accurate knowledge and felt most comfortable with persons with AIDS, while inpatient care providers had the least accurate knowledge and felt least comfortable. A 1-month followup of 159 providers revealed that postprogram changes in knowledge and attitudes were largely retained. Results point to the need for education at all levels of the health care system, to a persistent gap in knowledge and attitudes between those persons who establish regulations and those who carry them out, and to the possibility of creating significant changes through education.
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Allied Health Personnel; Attitude; Comprehension; Female; Health Education; Humans; Male; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed: 3108938
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BMJ Open Mar 2015To analyse the spatial-temporal clustering of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Chongqing and to explore its association with the economic indices of AIDS prevention and...
OBJECTIVE
To analyse the spatial-temporal clustering of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Chongqing and to explore its association with the economic indices of AIDS prevention and treatment.
METHODS
Data on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and economic indices of AIDS prevention and treatment were obtained from the annual reports of the Chongqing Municipal Center for Disease Control for 2006-2012. Spatial clustering analysis, temporal-spatial clustering analysis, and spatial regression were used to conduct statistical analysis.
RESULTS
The annual average new HIV infection rate, incidence rate for new AIDS cases, and rate of people living with HIV in Chongqing were 5.97, 2.42 and 28.12 per 100,000, respectively, for 2006-2012. The HIV/AIDS epidemic showed a non-random spatial distribution (Moran's I≥0.310; p<0.05). The epidemic hotspots were distributed in the 15 mid-western counties. The most likely clusters were primarily located in the central region and southwest of Chongqing and occurred in 2010-2012. The regression coefficients of the total amount of special funds allocated to AIDS and to the public awareness unit for the numbers of new HIV cases, new AIDS cases, and people living with HIV were 0.775, 0.976 and 0.816, and -0.188, -0.259 and -0.215 (p<0.002), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
The Chongqing HIV/AIDS epidemic showed temporal-spatial clustering and was mainly clustered in the mid-western and south-western counties, showing an upward trend over time. The amount of special funds dedicated to AIDS and to the public awareness unit showed positive and negative relationships with HIV/AIDS spatial clustering, respectively.
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; China; Cluster Analysis; Epidemics; HIV Infections; Health Care Costs; Humans; Spatio-Temporal Analysis; United States
PubMed: 25818270
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006669 -
Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi. the... Jun 1993
Review
Topics: AIDS Dementia Complex; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Female; HIV Seropositivity; Humans; Male; Prognosis; Sexual Partners
PubMed: 8345733
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.84.991 -
Cell Research 2005
Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; China; HIV; Humans
PubMed: 16354552
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290351