HIV/AIDS Sufferers and Sero-Discordants in Uganda: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Unequal Treatment between Men and Women

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hope Omoding Kyomugisha
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Unequal Treatment ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV/AIDS Risks among Men and Women Who Drink at Informal Alcohol Serving Establishments (Shebeens) in Cape Town, South Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth C. Kalichman ◽  
Leickness C. Simbayi ◽  
Redwaan Vermaak ◽  
Sean Jooste ◽  
Demetria Cain
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Hiv Aids

A General Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Michael B. A. Oldstone
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
African Slave ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Bird Flu ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hiv Aids

This introductory chapter provides an overview of how viruses have caused geographic, economic, and religious changes. Smallpox alone, in the twentieth century, killed an estimated 300 million individuals, about threefold as many persons as all the wars of that century. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, smallpox killed emperors of Japan and Burma as well as kings and queens of Europe, thereby unseating dynasties, altering control of countries, and disrupting alliances. In addition to propelling the establishment of Christianity in Mexico and Latin America, viruses played a role in enlarging the African slave trade throughout the Americas. In contrast to viruses such as smallpox and measles which are now harnessed by the innovations of healthcare, new viral plagues of fearful proportions have appeared. These include HIV/AIDS, sudden acute respiratory syndrome, Ebola, Zika, and bird flu. This book looks at the history of viruses and virology, which is also the history of the men and women who have worked to combat these diseases.

scholarly journals The gender approach in community AIDS projects in Mozambique: agreement and disagreement between government and civil society

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 694-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilza Vieira Villela ◽  
Rosemary Barber-Madden
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Evaluative Study ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Cultural Standards ◽  
Community Projects ◽  
Hiv Aids

This article discusses some areas where government and civil society converge and clash in their gender approaches in community HIV/AIDS projects in Mozambique, based on an evaluative study conducted in 2006 encompassing 160 of the 1,124 NGO projects undertaken with the support of the country's national AIDS council, known as the Conselho Nacional de Combate ao SIDA (CNCS). An analysis of projects and official documents shows that, for the CNCS, the term "gender" represents a way of underscoring the epidemic's impact on women. In community projects, the gender approach often times finds expression in initiatives to mitigate the economic impact of the epidemic on widows. Initiatives aimed at men and at the population as a whole generally pay little attention to power relations between men and women or their affect on the epidemic. This suggests that any endeavor to transfer Western analytical techniques or forms of intervention for coping with the HIV/AIDS epidemic to other regions of the world demands painstaking efforts to translate these and adapt them to local cultural standards.

scholarly journals A comparison of the MOS-HIV and SF-12v2 for measuring health-related quality of life of men and women living with HIV/AIDS

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allyson Ion ◽  
Wenjie Cai ◽  
Dawn Elston ◽  
Eleanor Pullenayegum ◽  
Fiona Smaill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS AWARENESS IN PAKISTAN

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (05) ◽  
pp. 603-609
Author(s):  
Jamal Abdul Nasir ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
Syed Arif Ahmed Zaidi
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Aids Awareness ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Hiv Aids

Globally 35 million people were living with HIV in 2013 whereas around 78 millionpeople have been infected since the start of the epidemic and 39 million people have died ofAIDS- related illness. Objectives: To examine the factors associated with HIV/AIDS awareness ofever married men and women age 15-49. Design: The secondary data sets are used of Pakistandemographic and health survey (PDHS) of ever married men and women with sample size 3134and 13558. Period: PDHS 2012-13. Setting: The national institute of population studies done thissurvey with the technical support from ICF International and Pakistan bureau of statistics and theUSAID supported the financially. Methods: Bivariate and binary logistic regression analysis hasbeen carried out to evaluate the significant socio demographic factors. Results: Every 7 out of10 ever married men have heard about AIDS, while the situation is much critical for ever marriedwomen, 6 out of 10 have not heard about HIV/AIDS. Generally finding revealed that almost bothof the respondents have misconception regarding HIV/AIDS transmission. Two binary logisticregression models are executed one for ever married man and other for ever married women.Two models revealed that early age groups have less knowledge about HIV/AIDS; urban hasmore knowledge compared to rural. Education level, media assess and wealth index have positiveassociation regarding to HIV/AIDS awareness. Conclusions: Socio-demographic aspects suchas age, education, place of residence and access to media TV, radio and newspaper, wealth indexand occupation are found to be significant varied systematically with the awareness of HIV/AIDS.These statistical outcomes will enhance the capability in disease management and control.

scholarly journals Differences in demographic characteristics, risky behavior and HIV status of men and women who were voluntarily and confidentially counseled and tested at the Counseling Center for HIV/AIDS of the Institute of Public Health in Belgrade

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-28
Author(s):  
Vesna Stijović ◽  
Pavle Piperac ◽  
Biljana Begović ◽  
Sandra Grujičić
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risky Behavior ◽  
Counseling Center ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Heterosexual Contact ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introduction/Aim: Voluntary and confidential counseling and testing (VCCT) means getting information about HIV, ways of transmission, recognizing, reducing or avoiding risks for HIV infection, about safe sexual relations, the place where people can be tested, and what they should do depending on the test results in order to protect themselves and other people. The aim of this study was to examine differences in demographic characteristics, risky behavior and HIV status between men and women who were voluntarily and confidentially counseled and tested at the Counseling Center for HIV/AIDS of the Institute of Public Health in Belgrade. Methods: This research was conducted as a cross-sectional study and it included 3,480 persons (43.2% of women and 56.8% of men), who were counseled and tested at the Counseling Center for HIV/AIDS of the Institute of Public Health in Belgrade from 2017 to 2019. ch2 or Fisher's test was used for the statistical analysis of data. Results: The majority of women (42.1%) and men (42.5%) who were counseled and tested were in the age group 21-30 years. Men used DPST services significantly more often than women. HIV positive status was significantly more frequent in men (2.5%) than in women (0.3%). Women came significantly more often to voluntary counseling and testing due to the possible exposure to HIV infection by heterosexual contact (84.9%), accident (11.1%) and raping (1.0%), while men were counseled and tested due to heterosexual contact (59.3%), homosexual and bisexual contact (33.6%) and intravenous drug abuse (1.1%). Men used condoms always or often (40.1%) and had two or more partners (53.2%) more frequently during the last 12 months in comparison to women (24.2% and 20.6%). Conclusion: Voluntary and confidential counseling and testing is necessary in the fight against HIV infection, especially from the perspective of early discovering of people with this infection and education of HIV negative persons about risky sexual behavior and possible prevention measures.

hiv/aids in rural india: context and health care needs

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
saseendran pallikadavath ◽  
laila garda ◽  
hemant apte ◽  
jane freedman ◽  
r. william stones
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

primary research on hiv/aids in india has predominantly focused on known risk groups such as sex workers, sti clinic attendees and long-distance truck drivers, and has largely been undertaken in urban areas. there is evidence of hiv spreading to rural areas but very little is known about the context of the infection or about issues relating to health and social impact on people living with hiv/aids. in-depth interviews with nineteen men and women infected with hiv who live in rural areas were used to collect experiences of testing and treatment, the social impacts of living with hiv and differential impacts on women and men. eight focus group discussions with groups drawn from the general population in the four villages were used to provide an analysis of community level views about hiv/aids. while men reported contracting hiv from sex workers in the cities, women considered their husbands to be the source of their infection. correct knowledge about hiv transmission co-existed with misconceptions. men and women tested for hiv reported inadequate counselling and sought treatment from traditional healers as well as professionals. owing to the general pattern of husbands being the first to contract hiv women faced a substantial burden, with few resources remaining for their own or their children’s care after meeting the needs of sick husbands. stigma and social isolation following widowhood were common, with an enforced return to the natal home. implications for potential educational and service interventions are discussed within the context of gender and social relations.

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