Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women.

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the immediate behavioural outcomes of the WHO syndromic case management model for STIs in the public health sector in South Africa, on the levels of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and behavioural practices (KABPs) concerning STIs. An outcomes evaluation was conducted using KABP methodo...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Simbayi LC,Strebel A,Andipatin M,Potgieter C,Ratele K,Shabalala N,Shefer T,Wilson T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Awareness and knowledge about HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and preventive measures in different population groups and health personnel were analysed in future intervention areas in western Uganda and southwestern Tanzania. In Uganda, a total of 751 persons (440 clients of antenatal and outpatient clinics, 4...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Harms G,Schulze K,Moneta I,Baryomunsi C,Mbezi P,Poggensee G

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article explores the relationship between social support and health behaviour of rural and urban women who are living with HIV in South Africa. Our study was a descriptive survey of a group of pregnant and non-pregnant women living with HIV. The sample size was 262 women, 165 from urban area and 97 from rural area...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Gaede BM,Majeke SJ,Modeste RR,Naidoo JR,Titus MJ,Uys LR

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the dearth of literature on the influence of religiosity on attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS, the present study surveyed these variables in a sample of South African Muslim university students using the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and an attitude to people with HIV scale. Gender differences in attitud...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Paruk Z,Mohamed SD,Patel C,Ramgoon S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of poor access to antiretroviral therapies in sub-Saharan Africa, the minimum treatment package intended to treat opportunistic infections common with HIV infection is inadequate but appealing, since it presumes universal coverage of medical care for patients living with HIV and AIDS. The overall object...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Makoae MG,Jubber K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Farmer Life School (FLS) is an innovative approach to integrating HIV education into life skills and technical training for farmers. This study aims to gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of this relatively new approach, through the implementation of an adapted version in South Africa. The results are p...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Swaans K,Broerse JE,Salomon M,Mudhara M,Mweli M,Bunders JF

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People in high-risk neighbourhoods try to protect their friends, neighbours, relatives and others from the social and physical risks associated with sex and drug use. This paper develops and validates a community-grounded questionnaire to measure such 'intravention' (health-directed efforts to protect others). An init...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Mateu-Gelabert P,Bolyard M,Maslow C,Sandoval M,Flom PL,Friedman SR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the scarcity of African health professionals, volunteers are earmarked for an increased role in HIV/AIDS management, with a growing number of projects relying on grassroots community members to provide home nursing care to those with AIDS - as part of the wider task-shifting agenda. Yet little is known about how ...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Campbell C,Gibbs A,Maimane S,Nair Y

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zambia has over 1 million HIV infections nationwide and an urban prevalence rate of 23%. This study compared the impact of male involvement in multiple and single session risk reduction interventions among inconsistent condom users in Zambia and the role of serostatus among HIV-seropositive and serodiscordant couples....

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Jones DJ,Chitalu N,Ndubani P,Mumbi M,Weiss SM,Villar-Loubet O,Vamos S,Waldrop-Valverde D

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence at the earliest stages of treatment is likely to be influenced by prior illness trajectories and future expectations, best captured (and addressed) before treatment begins. We examined the influence of illness trajectories and treatment expectations on psychosocial readiness to start antiretroviral therapy (...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Wolff B,Mbonye M,Coutinho A,Amuron B,Nkabala R,Jaffar S,Grosskurth H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pervasive argument in the literature on AIDS orphans in South Africa is that grandparents, who often care for their orphaned grandchildren, lack the material means to provide adequate care. This study investigated that claim in an area of ubiquitous poverty and very high unemployment. It is based on the analysis of ...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Tamasane T,Head J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization has recommended collaborative activities between TB and HIV programmes with routine counseling and testing for HIV among TB patients in order to improve the uptake of HIV services. We carried out qualitative research interviews with 21 TB patients in four selected TB and HIV/AIDS treatmen...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Barnabas Njozing N,Edin KE,Hurtig AK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Living in an institution associated with HIV and AIDS is likely to exacerbate difficulties experienced by teenagers who have to cope with the normal stresses of adolescence. The aim of the study was to explore the challenges that adolescents living at Nkosi's Haven encounter and whether they experience any problems wh...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Dube N,Ross E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the application of an information, motivation and behavioural skills (IMB) model in a school-based programme for the reduction of HIV risk behaviour among 259 Grade 11 learners in two high schools in Alexandra township, Johannesburg. School 1 was the Experimental group, while School 2 was the Cont...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Ndebele M,Kasese-Hara M,Greyling M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence of HIV infection in Botswana is among the highest in the world, at 23.9% of 15 - 49-year-olds. Most HIV testing is conducted in voluntary counselling and testing centres or medical settings. Improved access to testing is urgently needed. This qualitative study assessed and documented community perceptions a...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Kroeger K,Taylor AW,Marlow HM,Fleming DT,Beyleveld V,Alwano MG,Kejelepula MT,Chilume KB,Smith DK,Roels T,Kilmarx P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:With the aim of reducing pediatric loss to follow-up (LTFU) from HIV clinical care programs in sub-Saharan Africa, we sought to understand the personal and socio-cultural factors associated with the behavior of caregivers taking HIV-infected and -exposed children for care in western Kenya. METHODS:Between Ma...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Wachira J,Middlestadt SE,Vreeman R,Braitstein P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been just over 10 years since the first large behavioral survey of men who have sex with men (MSM) was implemented in Senegal in 2001. Since then, behavioral and/or HIV prevalence surveys have been conducted in over 14 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Current available evidence and review have established...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Muraguri N,Temmerman M,Geibel S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV/AIDS-related stigma is recognised as a major barrier to HIV prevention efforts and an impediment to mitigating its impact on individuals and communities. This paper reviews the existing research literature on AIDS stigma in India with the objective of documenting the current status of research, highlighting major ...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Bharat S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reach of HIV counseling and testing has grown rapidly since the 2000s, particularly since 2007 when provider-initiated counseling and testing was implemented alongside voluntary counseling and testing and testing for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Nevertheless, we still know little about the atten...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Hardon A,Desclaux A,Lugalla J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study sought to establish university students' perceptions of risk of HIV infections. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 345 sexually active students at two universities in Zimbabwe (one state and one private). Results revealed that above a quarter of the respondents felt at risk of getting HIV due to their...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Nkomazana N,Maharaj P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses Goffman's [1963. Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall] theory of stigma as an intellectual scaffold to help understand the social meaning of HIV/AIDS stigma from People Living with HIV/AIDS. The study adopts a qualitative approach because of its appropriateness...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Judgeo N,Moalusi KP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite South African mid-sized companies' efforts to offer HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in the workplace, companies report relatively poor uptake rates. An urgent need for a range of different interventions aimed at increasing participation in workplace HCT has been identified. The aim of this study was to explo...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Weihs M,Meyer-Weitz A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sub-Saharan Africa is most affected by the AIDS pandemic and Lesotho is no exception. In many countries, healthcare workers are at the forefront of the fight against AIDS. This study explores the difficulties facing healthcare workers in Lesotho using a combination of qualitative methods--focus group discussions and i...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Koto MV,Maharaj P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depressed symptoms and associated factors in prenatal HIV-positive women in primary care facilities in rural South Africa. In a cross-sectional study, 663 HIV-positive prenatal women in 12 community health centres in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, were recruited by syst...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Peltzer K,Rodriguez VJ,Jones D

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is higher among females than males in Sub-Saharan Africa. Education is associated with better health outcomes. For this and other reasons, African countries have made a concerted effort to increase youth education...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： De Wet N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the research was to gain increased knowledge regarding the sexual risk behaviour of school-going young people in South Africa after two decades of HIV-education in schools, to contribute to the development of improved HIV prevention strategies. In collaboration with the Department of Education, a sample of ...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Visser M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV/AIDS has led to increased mortality and morbidity, negatively impacting adult labour especially in HIV/AIDS burdened Sub-Saharan Africa. There has been some exploration of the effects of HIV/AIDS on paid child labour, but little empirical work on children's non-paid child work. This paper provides quanti...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Abimanyi-Ochom J,Inder B,Hollingsworth B,Lorgelly P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulnerability to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection among factory workers is a global problem. This study investigated the effectiveness of an intervention to increase AIDS knowledge, perceived accessibility to condoms and condom use among young factory workers in Thailand. The intervention was a workplace p...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Chamratrithirong A,Ford K,Punpuing S,Prasartkul P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the advent of HIV/AIDS, sexuality studies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have focused mainly on the sexual behaviour of the younger generation (15-49 years) and little has been done to understand the sexual behaviour of those a 50 years and above. The objective of this study is therefore to examine the covariates o...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Odimegwu CO,Mutanda N

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classification of professional and non-professional female sex workers (FSWs) into different categories, never previously reported in the Central African Republic (CAR), may be useful to assess the dynamics of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, design operational intervention programmes to combat HIV and...

journal_title：SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

authors： Longo JD,Simaléko MM,Ngbale R,Grésenguet G,Brücker G,Bélec L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00