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Chapter 13
Handbook of Research on ICTs for Human-Centered Healthcare and Social Care Services
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk.
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Emerging ICT Challenges on Provision of Online HIV/AIDS Advisory Services
Simon Samwel Msanjila (Mzumbe University, Tanzania)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3986-7.ch013
Abstract
In order to address the research challenges related to spreading, prevention, and treatment of HIV/AIDS it is necessary to look at it from different angles. Considering a single aspect on established initiatives, such as technological or political concerns that have been adopted in research, leaves a “none complete and integrated picture” on challenges related to the provision of services for combating HIV/AIDS. This chapter addresses this aspect by considering a multi-perspective approach and proposes a set of challenges for each perspective. It also considers the technological perspective of provision of HIV/AIDS advisory services and presents challenges towards designing the proposed system.
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Chapter 16
Media and Public Health in the Context of HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). There is currently no effective cure. Once people get HIV, they have it for life. But with proper medical care, HIV can be controlled.
Published in Chapter: Media and Public Health in the Context of HIV/AIDS; From: Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
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Benefits and Risks Associated With Use of Social Media by People With Health Issues: Focusing on Mental Illness, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Intellectual Disability, and Diabetes
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