ABSTRACT As the human immunodeficiency virus spreads beyond homosexuals and intravenous drug users into the heterosexual community, there is heightened interest in the sexual behavior of sexually active young adults. There is little information on young adult black males, who may be at increased risk, since blacks in this country are contracting Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome (AIDS) at a rate...

Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a lethal epidemic which alarmingly decreases the body’s ability to combat disease resulting in susceptibility infection. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ AIDS have now moved from being viewed solely as public health issue human rights issue. The goal this regard strengthen anti-discrimination and other protective laws that safeguard vulnerable gr...

Neuropsychological impairment is widely accepted as being common in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) but infrequent in asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. The neuropsychological function of a homogenous sample of HIV-infected haemophiliacs was investigated. Neuropsychological impairment, the nature of which is compatible with that described in the exis...

conclusions the prevalence of mental disorders among the hiv-positive patients in bandar abbas city, iran, was high. the findings of this study demonstrate the need for more attention to improve mental health status of individuals with hiv/aids and further research on the mental health status of hiv-positive patients. background acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) is a fatal disease that...

The aim of this study was to determine the degree which parental occupation and marital status parents influence perception HIV/AIDS pandemic among secondary school students in Calabar Education Zone. Ever since advent HIV/AIDS, several attempts campaigns have been made by international bodies, agencies, government, etc., curtail subdue effect deadly disease. This attempt has many know magnitud...

Global importance of the health condition today: Hiv/AiDS is one of the greatest threats to human health worldwide, with an estimated 38.6 million people infected with the virus in 2005. the vast majority of people with Hiv are in sub-Saharan Africa, where life expectancy today is just 47 years; without AiDS, it is estimated that life expectancy would be 5 years longer. the number of children w...

A study of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in Indian human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS patients was conducted over a period of 15 months. This study revealed that 75% of the HIV/AIDS patients had OPC. MIC testing revealed that 5% of the Candida isolates were fluconazole resistant. A correlation between CD4(+)-T-cell counts and development of OPC in HIV/AIDS patients was also observed. Mol...

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a complex of symptoms and infections caused by the HIV virus as it impacts the immune system. It is an acquired infection, not hereditary. AIDS since its appearance in 1981 has spread to become a major cause of prema‐ ture death and so far a cure has not yet been found. The diagnosis of HIV/AIDS requires a positive HIV antibody test or evidence of HI...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus and the cause of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The first cases of AIDS were reported in 1981 in the United States and HIV itself was identified as the cause of this syndrome in 1983.1 Prognosis was initially poor, with severe opportunistic infections or malignancies (‘AIDS-defining conditions’) occurring in 7.7–11.0 years and d...

Virus HIV membawa dampak yang sangat menghancurkan dengan cara menyerang sistem kekebalan tubuh manusia.Kehancuran ini masyarakat bahkan negara.Serangan mengakibatkan Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Sindrome (AIDS) kemudian meningkatkan prevalensinya setiap tahunnya.Studi dalam penelitian mengenai hubungan perilaku dan pengetahuan remaja terhadap kejadian HIV/AIDS di Puskesmas Kalibobo Nabire.Peneli...