Search for dissertations about: "Stigma and discrimination, HIV AIDS"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Stigma and discrimination, HIV AIDS.

2. 1. Averting HIV and AIDS epidemic in Nicaragua : Studies of prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior

   Author : William J. Ugarte Guevara; Birgitta Essén; Ulf Högberg; Eliette Valladares Cardoza; Lena Marions; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV-related knowledge; vulnerability; risk behaviors; stigma; discrimination; men who have sex with men; gender; sexuality; Nicaragua; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : 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). READ MORE

4. 2. Perilous Silences and Counterproductive Narratives Pertaining to HIV/AIDS in the Ugandan, Lesotho and Namibian Press

   Author : Cecilia Strand; Mats Edenius; Lowe Hedman; Thomas Tufte; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HIV AIDS; mass media; homosexuality; Africa; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

   Abstract : Research on Western mainstream media’s framing of HIV/AIDS in the 1980’s, showed that media narratives influenced audiences’ understanding of the epidemic, as well as society’s responses. Subsequently, by analyzing a society’s mass media and its framing of HIV/AIDS, it is possible to explore what understandings are given preferential treatment in that society, as well as explore what social change those narratives indirectly or directly facilitate. READ MORE

5. 3. Challenges and opportunities for tuberculosis prevention and care in an HIV epidemic area, Chiang Rai, Thailand

   Author : Jintana Ngamvithayapong-Yanai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : TB associated HIV; socio-cultural aspect; health seeking behavior; adherence; Directly Observed Therapy; Thailand; qualitative research.;

   Abstract : Objective: To describe the impact of HIV/AIDS on the perceptions, attitudes and behaviors of various groups of people that may effect TB transmission, prevention and care. Methods: The study was conducted in Chiang Rai, the northernmost province of Thailand with some of the highest rates of TB and HIV. READ MORE

6. 4. Young adults in urban Pakistan : barriers and challenges for improving health behaviors in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

   Author : Syed Farid-ul Hasnain; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Young adults; dropouts; knowledge and awareness; HIV AIDS; STDs; family planning; gender roles; life prospects; Karachi;

   Abstract : Background: HIV/AIDS is spreading globally more specifically among the younger generation. The impact of HIV/AIDS on the youth cannot be underestimated. According to the UNAIDS report 2008; an estimated number of 33 million people around the globe were living with HIV in 2007, and overall, 2. READ MORE