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antiretroviral therapy (ART). The 10-page research found that treatment groups which received text messages were more likely to remain compliant with ART compared to control groups that did not receive text-messages. The study elaborates that intervention programs that texted less frequently, but contained content tailored to the recipient’s individual needs, were more likely to be successful. 3. Florida Department of Health. Monthly Surveillance Report. In: Division of Disease Control and Health

virus continues to be a global health issue, which leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a very serious and possibly fatal sexually transmitted infection. AIDS has existed within the United States since the mid to late 70’s, but is said to have originated as far back as the 1800s. Education is important in identifying and preventing AIDS. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV attacks the body’s immune system, rendering the immune system

most severe burden of HIV of all racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Compared with other races and ethnicities, African Americans account for a higher proportion of new HIV infections, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS. (HIV/AIDS Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity (2015). The fact that African Americans tend to have sex with partners of the same race/ethnicity means that they face a greater risk of HIV infection with each new sexual encounter. Base on this fact, African American

HIV/AIDS Impact and Intervention Group Research Assignment Russia 1. General background and statistics Physical Geography : the largest country in the world in size, with an area of more than 6.6 million square miles. Location : Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. Total Population : about 144 million citizens. Demographic : Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Belarusian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1% (Russia - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette) Major

would be follow up, accessibility and openness during relapse and rehabilitation. The rehabilitation should involve active awareness programs in the community, several sessions over a period of time about their role with respect to this individual and hence, normalize and increase the acceptance for him/her. Also, the individual may be involved in the awareness programs or be gainfully employed by providing training in certain skills for better rehabilitation. One of the best ways to implement this

THE AIDS CRISIS & HOMOSEXUALITY The AIDS crisis was one of the most significant events in the struggle for LGBT rights. Though AIDS did not only affect the LGBT – and, more specifically, gay male – community, many of the responses to the crisis, particularly in the first years, were marked by homophobia, and related discourses of morality. During the early years of the crisis, until 1982, AIDS was referred to as GRID; Gay-Related Immunodeficiency Disease. The association between the LGBT community

Transnational service organization: UNAIDS The goals of UNAIDS which is a joint program of the United Nations, are to reduce the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDs, prevent HIV among drug users, eliminate new cases of HIV in children, to reach some 15 million living with HIV with antiretroviral drugs, avoid tuberculosis deaths, close the resource gap, eliminate gender inequalities, eliminate stigma and discrimination, and to eliminate violence towards women and girls (www.UNAIDs.org). With so many

Did you know “AIDS is the leading cause of death in Africa” (Quinn, online). Twenty percent of Africa’s population has died from AIDS. Poverty is a big problem in Africa. Men have been forced to become migrant workers in urban areas. And antiretroviral treatment at this time is not available to African people. AIDS is a big problem in Africa today that is now requiring help from the world. There are an immense amount of problems in Africa caused by the AIDS disease. Healthcare providers are

Mass education on HIV/AIDS to reduce stigma a. Who is the in-country implementing partner? The Global Fund will partner the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), a humanitarian social relief organization. The organization’s mission is to protect the health and lives of the people by launching its Nationwide HIV Programme. Within RSCS, it organizes a wide array of programs, ranging from disaster prepared to First Aid training. HIV/AIDS prevention and care is among one of the programs that target areas of

the spread of HIV infection in the Asian community is attributed to being undiagnosed. Others factors are based on discrimination, immigration worries, shame and language barriers. Within the Asian culture, research, prevention and intervention programs are somewhat limited. Some of the limitations are based on the misconception that Asian don’t contract the HIV virus. The Asian population, because of their cultural beliefs, many not always get tested or seek