Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "HIV and AIDS"
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Evaluation and validation of in vitro assays to determine cell viability for HIV/AIDS expermentation with Pheroid TM technology
(North-West University, 2008)The Southern parts of Africa have the highest prevalence of HIV-infected people and South Africa is the country with the highest number of infections in the world. There is still no cure for AIDS, but anti-HIV medicine can ... -
Experiences and support needs of poverty-stricken people living with HIV in the Potchefstroom district in the North West Province
(North-West University, 2005)The majority of the people living with HIV in the North West Province are part of households living in an unfavourable economic situation (Kotze, Roux & Wessels 2001 :83). The AIDS pandemic has intensified their poverty ... -
Missed opportunities in the Prevention of the Mother to Child Transmission Programme in a sub–district of the North West Province, South Africa
(2013)According to global statistics more than half of all people living with HIV are women, the majority of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa adapted the WHO guidelines on PMTCT to the local situation. In South ... -
Nurse led change to influence HIV and AIDS workplace policy
(North-West University, 2010)Globally, nurses' contribution to informed health policy decisions is limited, as there are many barriers to Nurse led change to successfully influence the HIV and AIDS policy process. In South Africa nurses at all levels ... -
Pre-clinical evaluation of the possible enhancement of the efficacy of antiretroviral drugs by pheroid technology
(North-West University, 2007)HIV/AIDS is the most threatening and challenging infectious diseases of our time, with the highest increase of newly infected cases reported. This infectious disease was discovered in the early eighties under homosexual ... -
Psychosocial experiences of adolescents living with HIV and AIDS in Matlosana Sub-District, North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Background: Adolescence is an important developmental phase with many key life events happening in this phase. It is a stage of life that comes with its own challenges. Living with an extremely stigmatised disease such as ... -
A psycho–social profile and HIV status in an African group
(North-West University, 2010)An estimated 30 to 36 million people worldwide are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In 2009 about 5.7 million of the 30 to 36 million people who are infected with HIV were living in South Africa, making ... -
The role of Hospice T.L.C. caregivers in child and family care in the Kokstad area
(North-West University, 2009)Due to the increasing number of people being infected with or affected by HIV or AIDS, the need for home-based care services has increased. The psycho-social needs of families have also increased due to HIV infection ...
