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Examining Evidence-based Intervention Sustainability and De-adoption in the Context of HIV Prevention

Creator:: McKay, Virginia R.
Abstract:: Evidence-based interventions (EBIs), which demonstrate efficacy in research settings, are rarely sustained when implemented in public health organizations. Rather, EBIs are often de-adopted - potentially undermining the positive benefits of the EBIs for the communities that access them. The lack of sustainability is particularly troubling among public health organizations that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -adoption in the Context of HIV Prevention. Abstract approved

Women initiated solutions for HIV prevention (WISH study): factors associated with intentions to use microbicides and Tenofovir

Creator:: Kandathil, Sonia M.
Abstract:: With women comprising nearly 50% of HIV/AIDS infections globally, the development of new woman-initiated HIV prevention methods has become a public health imperative. To date, the female condom and the diaphragm are the only woman-initiated prevention methods available on the consumer market. Recent research has focused on two HIV/AIDS prevention...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: infection have little or no access to these HIV prevention tools (Global HIV Prevention Working Group

Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

Creator:: Henning, Margaret Jo
Abstract:: In Zambia, there are approximately 920,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. Children are often referred to as a "window of hope" due to a low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (UNAIDS/WHO, 2006). With growing numbers of infections and an increased strain on the social and economic structure due to HIV/AIDS there is a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: Factors Associated with School Teachers' Attitudes toward HIV Prevention Education in Lusaka

The pursuit of bright futures : delayed sexual debut, declining HIV prevalence, and the social construction of sexual attitudes, values, and norms among adolescents in Uganda

Creator:: Herling, Allison M.
Abstract:: Uganda has experienced the largest decline of HIV prevalence of any country in the world, from a peak of 15% in 1991 to 5% today. In cooperation with community-based and faith-based organizations, the Ugandan government has pursued an AIDS prevention strategy centered on urging people to Abstain from sex, Be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: national HI V/AIDS prevention and control program since 1987, and has succeeded in keeping HIV prevalence

Factors predicting sixth-grade teachers' implementation of HIV/AIDS education

Creator:: Kuttner, Donna Holberg
Abstract:: The death toll from AIDS continues to rise in the United States. As of May 1, 1995, 441,528 cases of AIDS had been recorded in the U. S. One of the most powerful ways to control the spread of this disease is prevention education. In 1988, Oregon passed OAR 581-22-412...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: HIV infection, low- risk behaviors leading to HIV infection, prevention behaviors, infection

What's romance got to do with it? Sexual health outcomes of relationship dynamics among urban African American adolescents

Creator:: Towner, Senna Lee
Abstract:: Urban African American adolescents exhibit high levels of risk behavior, disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and are at risk for acquiring Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV). To date, interventions that address the high rates of STIs in this population demonstrate only moderate efficacy. As researchers strive to develop...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and romance are a normal part of adolescence. Thus, STI/HIV prevention targeted at urban African

I-Kiribati youth perceptions of HIV/AIDS and related risk behaviors

Creator:: Roman, Mike T.
Abstract:: The Republic of Kiribati is one of the last countries to face the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Pacific. First appearing in the region in 1982, HIV/AIDS was recognized as a national concern during the late 90s. Partnering with the National AIDS Committee, research was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: collaboration on prevention efforts and initiatives to improve the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS in

Ostanovite mikroby - moĭte ruki!

Creator:: Raab, Carolyn A. and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Published October 2006. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Optimizing HIV Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings

Creator:: Akudibillah, Gordon Amed
Abstract:: Apart from the traditional role of preventing progression from HIV to AIDS, antiretroviral drug therapy (ART) has an additional benefit of substantially reducing infectiousness, making them potentially an important strategy in the fight against HIV. Recent advances in drug therapy have also seen the use of antiretroviral drugs as a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: availability, using prevention is most effective at reducing new infections, infection-years, and cost, while

Application of probiotics and green tea extract in post-harvest processes of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) for reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus and extending shelf life

Creator:: Xi, Dunyu
Abstract:: Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a human pathogen which is prevalent in marine environment. Consumption of raw or undercooked seafood contaminated with V. parahaemolyticus can cause foodborne illness. This study investigated the application of probiotics in depuration for reducing V. parahaemolyticus in raw Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and the utilization of green...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ....................................... 4 1.1.4 Regulation for preventing V. parahaemolyticus infection

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Examining Evidence-based Intervention Sustainability and De-adoption in the Context of HIV Prevention

Women initiated solutions for HIV prevention (WISH study): factors associated with intentions to use microbicides and Tenofovir

Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

The pursuit of bright futures : delayed sexual debut, declining HIV prevalence, and the social construction of sexual attitudes, values, and norms among adolescents in Uganda

Factors predicting sixth-grade teachers' implementation of HIV/AIDS education

What's romance got to do with it? Sexual health outcomes of relationship dynamics among urban African American adolescents

I-Kiribati youth perceptions of HIV/AIDS and related risk behaviors

Ostanovite mikroby - moĭte ruki!

Optimizing HIV Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings

Application of probiotics and green tea extract in post-harvest processes of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) for reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus and extending shelf life

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