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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 32 avhandlingar innehållade orden hiv stigma.
1. Averting HIV and AIDS epidemic in Nicaragua : Studies of prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to obtain an understanding of the dynamics of the HIV epidemic by estimating prevalence and exploring the relationship between HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and HIV status in Nicaragua. Structured questionnaires were administered to adults from a health and demographic surveillance system in León, Nicaragua (Papers I–III). LÄS MER
2. Health-related quality of life and HIV-related stigma in children living with HIV in Sweden
Sammanfattning : In settings where combination antiretroviral therapy is generally available, HIV has changed from being a fatal disease to a chronic condition. In contrast to the era before combination antiretroviral therapy, children with prenatally or early acquired HIV are expected to survive childhood and live an adult life. LÄS MER
3. HIV-related stigma in Vietnam : implications for the prevention and control of HIV in concentrated epidemic settings
Sammanfattning : Background: Since the early days of the HIV epidemic, stigma has been recognized as strongly linked to HIV. In concentrated HIV epidemic settings such as Vietnam, stigma is also associated with key risk groups that are heavily affected by HIV, such as injecting drug users, commercial sex workers and men who have sex with men. LÄS MER
4. Behavioral and Biological Factors Related to HIV Transmission among Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia
Sammanfattning : Due to legal, cultural, and social factors, female sex workers (FSWs) experience anelevated level of violence, heavy alcohol consumption, and sexual abuse. Theseindividual and societal factors create a web of vulnerabilities that facilitate thespread of HIV within this population group. LÄS MER
5. Mobile text messaging intervention to improve antiretroviral treatment adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Ethiopia
Sammanfattning : Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a global problem among adolescents living with human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV), and it is associated with treatment failure and the development of viral resistance. One of the most significant barriers to treatment adherence among adolescents is forgetting to take drugs as prescribed. LÄS MER