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Are peer educators less inclined to engage in unsafe sex and in contracting HIV/AIDS?
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research focuses on how peer educators and ex-peer educators are influenced by the peer education and if they have practised what they teach their peers. I focused on the impact of peer education on ...
Abstinence related training needs for youth in the context of HIV/AIDS in Newcastle Uniting Presbyterian Church
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research study was to investigate the needs of youth within the Uniting Presbyterian church in Newcastle to abstain from sex before marriage with a view to developing guidelines for an ...
The profile of HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination within a company in Maputo
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present article is a research study aimed at providing an accurate picture of the problem of
HIV and Aids-related stigma and discrimination within a company, by identifying the possible
factors ...
An investigation on the responses of men to an HIV-positive diagnosis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates the responses of men to an HIV-positive diagnosis. It was
conducted in the light of anecdotal evidence that many men respond to an HIVpositive
test result by vowing to infect ...
Investigating adherence for people living with HIV and AIDS on ART in Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY: The study sought to investigate adherence for people living with HIV who are on ART. Since
high levels of adherence of more than 95% are required to achieve the durable suppression of the
viral load, the ...
An analysis of the relationship between lack of workplace recreational facilities in Debswana operations for young mine workers and their vulnerability to HIV infection
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research study sought to examine the existing workplace programmes and policy that address the causes of HIV vulnerability amongst mine workers, to identify gaps in the existing workplace programmes ...
Pregnant women’s attitudes towards the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
This research paper has been developed in order to find the reasons for negative attitudes towards the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programme by pregnant women. Although the advantages for PMTCT ...
An inquiry into the effect of voluntary counseling and testing on mitigating the spread of HIV and AIDS among high school teachers teaching in Mdantsane
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates the effect that VCT (Voluntary Counselling and Testing) has on
mitigating the spread of HIV and AIDS among high school teachers teaching in the
Mdantsane suburb of East London ...
Lack of a support system for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS in the workplace : can emotional and psychosocial support assist them to cope better with their problems?
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)
This research paper investigates the need for emotional and psychosocial support for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS in the workplace. Most employees infected and affected by HIV and AIDS, as well as their ...
The perceptions of HIV Positive patients (ART patients) on ART and Treatment Supporters with regard to their role towards ART adherence, at ART clinics in the Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study sought to explore and describe the perceptions of ART patients, treatment supporters and health care workers about their roles in ART adherence as well as their perceptions about factors that ...