Search for dissertations about: "HIV stigma"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words HIV stigma.

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. Health-related quality of life and HIV-related stigma in children living with HIV in Sweden

   Author : Lise-Lott Rydström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : HIV;

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE

5. 3. HIV-related stigma in Vietnam : implications for the prevention and control of HIV in concentrated epidemic settings

   Author : Anastasia Pharris-Ciurej; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : stigma;

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE

6. 4. Behavioral and Biological Factors Related to HIV Transmission among Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia

   Author : Minilik Demissie Amogne; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; FSW; HIV; Violence; HED; condom failure; Treatment failure; Drug resistance; Experience; PrEP challenge; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE

7. 5. Mobile text messaging intervention to improve antiretroviral treatment adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Ethiopia

   Author : Abayneh Tunje Tanga; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ethiopia; HIV; Retention in Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Text Messaging; Adolescent;

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE