The Social Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

The social epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Social epidemiology is defined as the study of the distribution of health outcomes and their social determinants (1). It builds on the classic epidemiologic triangle of host, agent, and environment to focus explicitly on the role of social determinants in infectious disease transmission and progression. These determinants are the “features of and pathways by which societal conditions affect hea...

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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The knowledge and attitude of Turkish pre-clinic and clinic dental students towards the dental treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most stigmatised diseases which leads the individuals to feel alone with the social and economic anxiety. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of dental undergraduate students about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS. METHODS</strong...

Human immunodeficiency virus and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Impact of Perceived Social Stigma on Self-esteem in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Introduction: Psychosocial consequences of Humanity Immunity Virus infection may create more problems than disease itself. One of the psychosocial consequences of perceived social stigma in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is decrease of self-esteem, because this disease has numerous negative effects on self-esteem of patients through cognitive and psychological changes. Obje...