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HIV/AIDS management: the roles of physiotherapy
(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
(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 ...
Triple disadvantage: disability and gender sensitive prevention of HIV and aids through the eyes of young people with physical disabilities
(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 ...
Prisoners’ right of access to antiretroviral treatment
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2006)
Prisoners are susceptible to a number of illness and diseases due, in part, to poor living conditions in prisons (e.g. overcrowding and poor nutrition), substance abuse and sexual violence (e.g. male rape). From a health ...
Addressing Human Rights concerns raised by mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women through the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women
(Journal of African Law, 2008)
This article considers the importance of preventing mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa. It argues, however, that any approach to achieving this aim must be consistent with respect for human rights. In particular, ...
Federal homogeneity from the bottom up: Provincial shaping of national HIV/AIDS policy in South Africa
(Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2003-01-01)
The focus of uniform policy making in federal systems is usually on
enforcing homogeneity on units within a federation, based often on the
implicit premise that the center is "right," enlightened, or modern and
that one ...
Impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on non-communicable disease prevention
(South African Medical Association, 2005-04)
HIV/AIDS continues to ravage sub-Saharan Africa, and in
South Africa accounts for 30% of all mortality, making it the
leading cause of death. The epidemic has had other negative
effects, which have not been fully realised. ...
At the crossroads: linking strategic frameworks to address gender-based violence and HIV/ AIDS in Southern Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
In recent years, southern African governments
have made a number of important commitments on
international and regional levels to combat HIV/
AIDS. The subregion has also seen a number of
strategic developments such ...
Crime and HIV/AIDS in the Western Cape: business support organizations and business owners' perceptions
(Academic Journals, 2007)
Economic growth will be severely curtailed if crime and HIV/AIDS is not effectively dealt with. Despite
the fact that the business support organizations and the SMME owners are dissatisfied with the crime
situation, the ...
Mainstreaming of HIV and Aids into South African fisheries policy
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2008-11)
This research investigated the drivers
and the impact of HIV and Aids in
fishing communities in South Africa, in
order to assist the Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism: Marine
and Coastal Management ...