scholarly journals HIV infection and related risk behaviors: does school support level the playing field between orphans and nonorphans in Zimbabwe?

AIDS Care ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1191-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie Luseno ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Simbarashe Rusakaniko ◽  
Hyunsan Cho ◽  
Denise Hallfors
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
School Support ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Support Level ◽  
Related Risk

scholarly journals The Magnitude of the Impact of HIV on the Human Beings in the World’s Richest Country, America: The Misery of African Americans

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muse Abdi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
The Impact

Disproportionate rates of HIV infection among African Americans is an increasing concern in the United States. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of HIV prevention programs on African Americans and social determinants fueling HIV-related risk behaviors. Using literature, this study analyzed the incidences of HIV infection among African Americans in the United States and the effectiveness of the prevention programs. African Americans struggle with mass incarceration, drugs, stigma, criminalization, and lack of economic opportunities, which contribute to the HIV-related risk behaviors. The existing traditional prevention programs in place are not working for African Americans. Tailored and culturally relevant programs should be designed and implemented. Further studies are needed to establish the causal relationships and develop preventive measures.

scholarly journals HIV prevalence, related risk behaviors, and correlates of HIV infection among people who use drugs in Cambodia

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Sopheab ◽  
Chhorvann Chhea ◽  
Sovannary Tuot ◽  
Jonathan A. Muir
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
People Who Use Drugs ◽  
Related Risk

Aids-Related Knowledge, Beliefs and Risk Behaviors in a Sample of Crack Addicts

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. Khalsa ◽  
M.R. Kowalewski ◽  
R. Lunn ◽  
M.D. Anglin ◽  
K.A. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Sexual Transmission ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Male Veterans ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Crack Use ◽  
Consistent Basis

This longitudinal study examines male veterans with a history of cocaine dependence and treatment, focusing on the relationship between levels of crack use and HIV-related knowledge, beliefs and risk behaviors. Over half the subjects were African-American and the majority were heterosexual. A survey instrument was administered at one and two years after initiating treatment. HIV serotesting was conducted at each interview which showed the rate of seropositivity to be low at both points. Knowledge about HIV transmission increased significantly over time for the sample, but no differences were significantly related to level of crack use. Few subjects report the use of condoms on a consistent basis, regardless of crack use level. However, both the number of sex partners reported and beliefs about personal susceptibility to HIV infection increased as the level of crack use increased. Our crack-using subjects had not fully internalized their risk of HIV infection or were fatalistic about their ability to change HIV-related risk behaviors. Either of these possibilities presents a significant challenge to education and prevention efforts targeted to crack users. AIDS education efforts in drug treatment programs may need to more strongly emphasize the sexual transmission routes of HIV infection and highlight the effects of cocaine use on sexual practices.

scholarly journals HIV infection and related risk behaviors in a community of recyclable waste collectors of Santos, Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 838-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Abrahão Rozman ◽  
Igor Santino Alves ◽  
Marcela Alves Porto ◽  
Patrícia Oliveira Gomes ◽  
Nilva Maria Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Related Risk

scholarly journals Examining the Lead Exposure and its Effects among U.S Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muse Abdi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Related Risk

Disproportionate rates of HIV infection among African Americans is an increasing concern inthe United States. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of HIV preventionprograms on African Americans and social determinants fueling HIV-related risk behaviors.Using literature, this study analyzed the incidences of HIV infection among African Americansin the United States and the effectiveness of the prevention programs. African Americansstruggle with mass incarceration, drugs, stigma, criminalization, and lack of economicopportunities, which contribute to the HIV-related risk behaviors. The existing traditionalprevention programs in place are not working for African Americans. Tailored and culturallyrelevant programs should be designed and implemented. Further studies are needed to establishthe causal relationships and develop preventive measures.

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