Predictive factors for the Nursing Diagnoses in people living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Predictive factors for the Nursing Diagnoses in people living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 1

OBJECTIVE to identify the predictive factors for the nursing diagnoses in people living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. METHOD a cross-sectional study, undertaken with 113 people living with AIDS. The data were collected using an interview script and physical examination. Logistic regression was used for the data analysis, considering a level of significance of 10%. RESULTS the pr...

Awareness and method of oral health care among people living with human ‎immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome ‎attending Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oral health knowledge and oral health seeking behavior among people living with human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (PLWHA) have been found to be very low. The importance of education to improve awareness and oral health practices cannot be overemphasized. The study determined the level of awareness, perceived oral status...

Social capital of Iranian patients living with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and associated factors.

This study investigated the social capital of Iranian patients living with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the associated factors. In a cross-sectional study the Integrated Social Capital Questionnaire was filled by a sequential sample of 300 patients visiting a referral counselling centre in Tehran. The patients' social capital scores were around 50% in the trust, social cohesio...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

The first Australian case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), which occurred in a 27-year-old homosexual man, is reported. The patient, an American citizen now resident in Sydney, presented with life-threatening pulmonary consolidation. AIDS is characterized by severe defects in cell-mediated immunity associated with infections and neoplasms (most commonly Pneumocystis carinii pneumo...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.