Adolescents' knowledge of AIDS near AIDS epicenter.

HIV/AIDS knowledge of high school adolescents in Kenya

The primary purpose of this investigation was to assess the level of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) knowledge of high school adolescents in Kenya. As a subsidiary, objective of the investigation was to determine whether there was transfer of knowledge between boys and girls regarding their sexual behaviour. The results showed that adolescent high sch...

AIDS

Harmful Aids

در این مقاله بیماری ایدز با تابلوی بالینی پیچیده خود معرفی خواهد شد. ویروس HIV یا نقص ایمنی انسانی، مانند سایر ویروس ها، جهت چرخه حیات و تولید مثل خود به محیط درونی سلول نیاز دارد. میزبانان HIV در بدن بطور عمده سلول های سیستم ایمنی شامل لنفوسیت های T، سلول های کمک کننده T و مونوسیت ها می باشند . ویروس بصورت مؤثر سلول ها را بکار گرفته و از آن ها به عنوان ماشینی جهت اجرای دستورات ژنتیکی خود استفا...

HIV / AIDS knowledge , attitudes , and

The HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and sexual risk-taking behaviors of a sample of African-American and Caribbean college were investigated. The study also explored the relationship between the women’s self-esteem, self-efficacy, sexual communication, and religiosity and their HIV knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors. Findings revealed that while both groups of women were fairly knowledgeab...

Social representation of AIDS among Zambian adolescents.

This study explores shared thinking about HIV/AIDS among Zambian adolescents. With high numbers affected, the question is how this group represents its risk. Social representations of the origin, spread and risk of HIV/AIDS were gleaned via 60 semistructured interviews with urban 15 to 20 year olds. A systematic analysis revealed a shared picture: AIDS was linked to the West, God and teenage gi...