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Symptom Burden of Fatigue in Men and Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa
(Elsevier; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704632/description#description; Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. http://www.nursesinaidscare.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3277, 2007)
HIV-related fatigue is a debilitating and disabling
symptom that persists for months and years. In 743
HIV/AIDS patients from Southern Africa, the authors
found ratings of HIV-related fatigue to be highly prevalent.
The ...
Factors that influence the spread of HIV/AIDS among students of the University of Botswana
(Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704632/description#description, 2005)
The results discussed in this report are part of a
larger study conducted among the students of the
University of Botswana regarding their knowledge,
attitudes, and behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. The
study triangulated ...
HIV/AIDS education, prevention and control course (BNS101): the way forward
(Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704632/description#description, 2007)
Botswana currently has one of the highest HIVpositive
prevalence rates in the world. University
students are an important group seriously affected
by this pandemic. They represent one of the country’s
richest resources ...
Voices from the frontlines: the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and violence among women and girls
(Taylor & Francis, LLC. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/uhcwauth.asp, 2009)
The papers in this special issue focus on the topic of violence against
women. This group of scholarly works explores theoretical issues, context
and health care interventions pertaining to violence in women’s lives. ...
The symptom experience of people living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa
(Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704632/authorinstructions, 2005)
This study describes the symptom experience of
743 men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana,
Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Data
were obtained in 2002 by using a cross-sectional
design. A survey of ...
HIV/AIDS education, prevention and control course (BNS101): the way forward
(Elsevier Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/microc, 2007)
This article represents a case
study of one university faculty’s efforts to fight the threat of HIV/AIDS to their student body. This case study reviews the early stages of faculty endeavors beginning
with the development ...
Quality of life and the concept of "Living Well" with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal of Nursing Scholarship. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jnu, 2005)
Purpose: To increase understanding of the meaning of quality of life for people living with
HIV/AIDS in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and
Swaziland.
Methods: Using a cross-sectional ...
The role of nurses in the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome policy process in Botswana
(International Council of Nurses. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/inr;jsessionid=81ud25de419e.alexandra, 2003)
In Botswana, there is dearth of literature on the role of nursing in health-care policy
and resource allocation and yet nurses constitute the majority (85%) of health
manpower. The health-care delivery system depends ...