scholarly journals Ocular manifestations of HIV/AIDS: A literature review* (Part 1)

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Govender ◽  
R. Hansraj ◽  
K. S. Naidoo ◽  
L. Visser

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2011 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Govender ◽  
R. Hansraj ◽  
K. S. Naidoo ◽  
L. Visser

This is the second part of an article on the review of published literature on the ocular manifestations of HIV/AIDS. This part deals with the posterior, orbital, neuro-ophthalmic and iatrogenic manifestations of the disease. (S Afr Optom 2011 70(2) 81-88)


Author(s):  
Ahmad Ikhlasul Amal ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin

Background: A person living with HIV / AIDS bargains with stressors such as discrimination, stigma depression, and several psychological impacts. The stressors experienced by people with HIV/ AIDS will certainly have an impact on daily activities, welfare, and management of medications which in general will have an impact on the quality of life. To deal with these stressors, it is necessary to have good and proper coping from within the PLWHA. Coping strategies need to be owned and carried out by PLWHA in order to respond adaptively to the stressor conditions experienced. Purpose: The aim of this review is to describe the stress experienced and the coping strategies used among PLWHA. Methods: This literature review used keywords in the search for international references are coping strategy, stressor, HIV-AIDS. Inclusion criteria: selection of titles that are relevant to the formulation of the problem and objectives, full-text articles in English, articles published from 2019 to 2021. The exclusion criteria used were coping strategy articles that did not involve HIV patients. Search references from electronic database sources namely ProQuest, CINAHL, and ScienceDirect.Six articles that are deemed worthy of analysis are then discussed or analyzed. Results: Age, gender and sexual orientation have contributed to the emerging stressor among PLWHA. The internal and external coping strategies focusing on the problem are important for PLWHA in handling the stressor. Conclusion: People with HIV-AIDS have many stressors in their lives, but they also have proper coping strategies depending on their internal and external conditions.


Author(s):  
Nita Anggerina Putri Hi Setiawan ◽  
Mateus Sakundarno Adi

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS had been increasing due to the lack of awareness of people to use or access VCT services, especially those with high risk. Many factors affect people and people at high risk of accessing VCT services. The study aims to describe barriers that arise in the implementation of the VCT program. The research method was a literature review from electronic database such as Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct. Keyword search included barrier, Voluntary Counseling and Testing, and HIV VCT. Selected 9 articles published from 2018 to 2020. The results of the study of all articles founded that barriers in the implementation of VCT in the form of lack of knowledge, fear, and shame when taking an HIV test, difficulty in communicating because of hearing impairment so that the information received was not enough, stigma from the community and health workers, barriers to limited operational hours of VCT services, lack of staff as program implementers, limited competence due to lack of training, and limited health infrastructure/facilities. Keywords: barrier; VCT; HIV/AIDS ABSTRAK Prevalensi HIV/AIDS semakin meningkat karena kurangnya kesadaran orang-orang untuk memanfaatkan atau mengakses layanan VCT terutama mereka dengan risiko tinggi. Banyak faktor yang mempengaruhi masyarakat maupun orang dengan risiko tinggi dalam mengakses layanan VCT. Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk menggambarkan tentang hambatan-hambatan yang muncul dalam pelaksanaan program VCT. Metode penelitian adalah literature review dari database elektronik seperti Google Scholar, PubMed, dan Science Direct. Kata kunci pencarian antara lain menggunakan kata kunci barrier, Voluntary Counselling and Testing, dan VCT HIV. Terpilih 9 artikel yang dipublikasi tahun 2018 sampai 2020. Hasil penelitian dari semua artikel, diperoleh bahwa hambatan-hambatan dalam pelaksanaan VCT yaitu berupa kurangnya pengetahuan, rasa takut, dan malu jika melakukan tes HIV, kesulitan dalam berkomunikasi karena memiliki gangguan pendengaran sehingga informasi yang diterima pun kurang, stigma dari masyarakat serta petugas kesehatan, hambatan jam operasional layanan VCT yang terbatas, kurangnya jumlah staf sebagai pelaksana program, kompetensi yang terbatas karena kurang mengikuti pelatihan, serta infrastruktur/fasilitas kesehatan yang terbatas. Kata Kunci: hambatan; VCT; HIV/AIDS


2021 ◽  
pp. 11-63
Author(s):  
Sharon E. Walker
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Author(s):  
Rebeca Coelho de Moura Angelim ◽  
Mariana De Sousa Dantas ◽  
Solange Fátima Geraldo da Costa ◽  
Maria Eliane Moreira Freire ◽  
Fátima Maria da Silva Abrão

Author(s):  
Rodrigo Leite Hipolito ◽  
Denize Cristina de Oliveira ◽  
Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes ◽  
Tadeu Lessa Da Costa

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