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Exploring and curbing the effects of HIV/AIDS on elderly people in Uganda

Nankwanga, Annet; Phillips, Julie; Neema, Stella (Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2009)

Introduction: This paper presents HIV/AIDS experiences of elderly persons in Uganda as revealed by an ongoing descriptive cross-sectional study covering eight districts, namely: Pallisa, Kampala, Jinja, Lira, Nebbi, Ntungamo, ...

Triple disadvantage: disability and gender sensitive prevention of HIV and aids through the eyes of young people with physical disabilities

Wazakili, Margaret; Mpofu, Ratie; Devlieger, Patrick (University of the Western Cape, 2008)

This paper explores the different ways in which disabled girls and young women are disadvantaged and marginalised in expressing sexuality and accessing HIV and AIDS prevention and care services. Disabled young men tend to ...

HIV/AIDS management: the roles of physiotherapy

Munishi, M.; Frantz, Jose M.; Struthers, Patricia (University of the Western Cape, 2009)

BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS is a major health problem that has affected many people globally and it is the primary cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 68% of the global total i.e. 22.5 million people living ...

HIV/AIDS education in South Africa: knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of high school learners in Paarl and Wellington

Pharaoh, Hamilton; Frantz, Jose M.; Rhoda, Anthea (University of the Western Cape, 2007)

INTRODUCTION: In South Africa about 1500 people become HIV infected every day. More than half of these new infections occur in young people. HIV/AIDS programmes have been implemented to combat the disease, but yet ...