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Participating in a clinical trial: HIV+ women's experiences and decision-making processesCanfield, Beth A., Unknown Date (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 241 p.; also includes graphics. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Heaney, Catherine, School of Public Health. Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-201).
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Crisis, trauma, and testimony the work of mourning in the "Age of AIDS" /Ironstone-Catterall, Penelope. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--York University, 2001. Graduate Programme in Social & Political Thought. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 383-410). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNQ67930.
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Health locus of control and HIV : a study of beliefs, attitudes, and high-risk behaviours among homosexual men attending a general medical clinicDeitcher, Rebecca Ulman January 1993 (has links)
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remains an epidemic illness with no known cure. Survival time after infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has been lengthened considerably. Rates of new infection among the at-risk male homosexual populations have decreased. Prevention is possible through effective, targeted interventions. This study is an exploration of the role or health locus of control, an individual difference construct from the area of social learning theory, in the maintenance of health-oriented behaviours, co-risk indicative behaviours, and high-risk behaviours in a population of adult male homosexuals attending a general medical clinic. The findings result in distinctly different past histories and present patterns of homosexual behaviours among the two serostatus subpopulations. Low internal expectancy of control over health repeatedly relates in distinctive patterns with the areas of level of happiness, condom usage, and hish-risk sexual behaviours. High internal expectancy of control relates significantly to knowledge-related variables. The physician plays a pivotal role as the source of useful information in this at-risk population. The study population as a whole reports accurate knowledge about HIV and AIDS. The men have reduced high-risk behaviours, increased safer sexual behaviours, and implemented the changes advocated. Serostatus differentiates for many high-risk behavioural patterns. There remains a small core of men among the study participants who continue to participate in high-risk sexual behaviours.
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An Assessment of factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Albert Horsfall Medical Center, Abuja, Nigeria.Akpabio, Charles G. January 2007 (has links)
<p>The aim of the study is to determine the characteristics associated with ART adherence to , in Albert Horsfall Medicacal Center (AHMC), Abuja, Nigeria. The Objectives are to measure the adherence to ART, assess the association of the demographic characteristic of patients on ART with adherence to medications in the facility / and to establish patients' perspectivesto adherence and impediments to compliance to ART in the center.</p>
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Islam and the AIDS pandemic.Amod, Farouk. January 2004 (has links)
No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A)-University of Durban-Westville, 2004.
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The role of spirituality in the life of people living with HIV/AIDS.Dolo, Meiko Josephine. January 2006 (has links)
The purpose of the study was to explore the role of spirituality in the lives of people
living with HIV/AIDS, which was aimed at exploring the different spiritual beliefs held
by that group of people and the importance of those beliefs in helping them to live with
HIV/AIDS. A qualitative approach, using an exploratory research design was undertaken
using twenty-five purposefully selected participants from the support group of people
living with HIV/AIDS at Philani Clinic in King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban. Data
were collected by utilizing focus-group interviews followed by one-on-one individual
interviews. An audio tape recorder was used to record the interviews. Field notes and
memos were also kept to strengthen the data and to ensure trustworthiness.
The socio-demographic characteristics of participants were analyzed using the Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 11.5) for Windows; the results are displayed in the
form of tables, graphs, percentages and presented in the methodology section of chapter
three. The qualitative data were transcribed and analyzed manually by assembling the
transcript from each interview and utilized to form major themes, sub-themes, categories
and sub-categories that emerged from the data. In this study spirituality was described as
a four-dimensional cognitive (mental) relationship with the transcendent being/higher
power/ultimate reality, a relationship of love, forgiveness and connectedness that is
reinforced by one's belief system. The result of this relationship is the achievement of
inner peace, which produced a general sense of wellness that is usually subjective.
General wellness could be physical health, mental health, acceptance of things that one
cannot change and quality of life. Common themes identified from the sample included
spirituality, defined as a personal relationship with God or a higher power that facilitates
love, forgivingness and connectedness; taking precaution, respecting the elders and
believing in God for everything. HIV/AIDS was found not to be a curse from God, but an
ordinary illness, even though other participants believed that it was God's plan to bring
humanity back to Him, while others believed that it was a blessing. The study also found that HIV/AIDS could be prevented through the continuous use of condoms, faithfulness
in marriage and abstinence, but some believed that its cure could only come from God
after the accomplishment of the purpose for which He allowed the infection. However
some study participants believed that the cure would be discovered through research. The
benefit of the spiritual belief that helped participants to cope with the infection was the
achievement of inner peace, which was achieved through restoration of relationships. / Thesis (M.N.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2006.
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A causal model examining AIDS prejudice : AIDS attitudes and homophobia as latent variablesStrader, Scott C. January 1994 (has links)
Prejudice and discrimination against people infected with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is widespread. A significant body of research has examined what personality and demographic characteristics appear to be related to discriminatory behavior, in an attempt to suggest who might be more likely to express prejudicial attitudes and discrimination against people with AIDS. This study tested two causal models which attempted to verify existing theories explaining the influences of demographic and attitudinal factors on the evaluation of a person with AIDS. Specifically, these models sought to answer questions related to what personality characteristics and demographic information are most important to AIDS educators and counselors when examining prejudice and discrimination towards persons with AIDS. Three hundred university undergraduates participated in the study. Structural equations modeling was used to analyze the extent to which the models fit the data. Results showed that both models adequately explained the data, with the model establishing a direct causal link between homophobic attitudes and AIDSbased prejudice as the preferred model. Alternative models were also considered in a post-hoc fashion. Implications of the results are discussed, with specific emphasis given to the potential ramifications to further research, counseling practice, and AIDS education. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians : HIV and the bible.Landsberg, Charl. January 2013 (has links)
No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2013.
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An Assessment of factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Albert Horsfall Medical Center, Abuja, Nigeria.Akpabio, Charles G. January 2007 (has links)
<p>The aim of the study is to determine the characteristics associated with ART adherence to , in Albert Horsfall Medicacal Center (AHMC), Abuja, Nigeria. The Objectives are to measure the adherence to ART, assess the association of the demographic characteristic of patients on ART with adherence to medications in the facility / and to establish patients' perspectivesto adherence and impediments to compliance to ART in the center.</p>
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The Puerto Rican family's experience when a member has HIV/AIDSRoldán, Ida. January 1999 (has links) (PDF)
Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 1999. / A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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