HIV / AIDS INFECTED WIDOWS IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT‚ TAMILNADU The Indian epidemic continues to be concentrated in populations with high risk behavior characterized by unprotected paid sex‚ sex between men‚ and injecting drug use with shared injecting equipment. Several high risk groups have high HIV prevalence‚ and sexual networks are wide and inter-digitizing. According to India’s National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)‚ the bulk of HIV infections in India occur during unprotected
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Among the many administrative responsibilities that a medical assistant has‚ patient confidentiality is one of the most crucial aspects of working in a hospital or clinic. In the scenario presented for this assignment‚ an employee sees a fellow assistant looking at the medical record of a patient who has recently been on the news for accused child abuse. Upon inquiry‚ the assistant claims that they must have opened the wrong file – their hesitant reaction to being questioned is an indication of disingenuous
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Social and Economic Effects of HIV/AIDS on Poverty in Africa Within the last thirty years‚ it has become well recognized that HIV/AIDS is a serious disease that takes many lives every year. However‚ we may not be getting the full story. What people don’t realize is the extreme social and economic effects that result from the spread of HIV in Africa. This should be a serious concern of every person of every country‚ not only because of the massive loss of life‚ but because of the danger posed by
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Client Confidentiality and Ethics In the Work Place Carolyn Bennett HHS 435 Cont Issues‚ Trends‚ Health Law Ethics in H & HS Katrina Taylor-Springs 08/18/2014 In the paper below I am going to discuss the subject of Client Confidentiality and Ethics. As a Human Resource Professional you should be able to practice all confidentially and ethics in all places. As a manager a person should be able to control the confidentiality and ethics in the company that they work for. Without
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people in the United States are living with HIV/Aids. HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. HIV can be divided into two categories HIV-1 and HIV-2. The HIV-1 strain is most common. The HIV-2 Strand is mostly found in West Africa‚ unlike HIV-1 which can be found worldwide. The HIV-1 strand is more pathogenic. HIV if left untreated will develop into AIDS. AIDS is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the result of a long exposure to HIV. HIV will attack the host cd4 cells. Cd4 cells signal
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uptake of family planning (FP) options‚ and to promote HIV and STI prevention among young people from age 18 to 24. It involves educating a targeted population in Straatford Farm village in KwaZulu-‐Natal province about how HIV is transmitted and how it can be prevented. Young people
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Running head: HIV/AIDS in African Americans 1 HIV/AIDS in November 15‚ 2012 Research‚ Definition‚ and Statement of HIV/AIDS African-Americans are the ethnic group most affected by HIV/AIDS. Ironically african-americans represent 14% of the population of the United States ‚ but represent 44% across the gender line. African-american men represent 70% of HIV infections among the ethnic group‚ however african-american women are also highly at risk of HIV infection. Indeed
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HIV/AIDS and African Americans In the United States one of the leading causes of death for African American women is HIV/AIDS. This paper is on the African American women living in the United States with HIV/AIDS‚ how the health care policy affects them and the different stakeholders that are being affected by the health care policy. “HIV is the virus that causes AIDS” (2010). The virus weakens the body’s defense system‚ this makes it hard on the body to fight off other health problems and as
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transparency are in fact attempts to cull sensitive information that‚ if released‚ could damage business. Transparency and Confidentiality must be balanced during communication. "Transparency means helping people to see into systems and understand why decisions are taken" (Osborne‚ 2004‚ p. 292). In other words‚ transparency refers to a quality of openness and candor. The confidentiality is defined as "an action in equity to restrain a person who has received valuable or sensitive information in confidence
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about 800‚000 to 900‚000 people who are HIV-positive. Over 300‚000 people are living with AIDS. Each year‚ there are about 40‚000 new infections. In the mid-1990s‚ AIDS was a leading cause of death. However‚ newer treatments have cut the AIDS death rate significantly. In addition‚ in the early 1990’s‚ AIDS was mostly only infecting homosexual men. Now‚ it has spread to men and women of all ages and sexualities. Homosexual men are at the highest risk for HIV/AIDS. Today‚ more than half of all new infections
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