HIV and COMPLACENCY
To prepare: Review Chapter 49 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text, as well as the Krummenacher et al. and Scourfield articles in the Learning Resources.
Reflect on whether or not the prevalence of HIV cases might be attributed to increased complacency due to more advanced drug treatment options for HIV/AIDS.
Consider how health care professionals can help to change perceptions and make people more aware of the realities of the disease.
Think about strategies to educate HIV positive patients on medication adherence, as well as safe practices to reduce the risk of infecting others.
With these thoughts in mind:
POSTÂ AN EXPLANATION OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK THE PREVALENCE OF HIV CASES MIGHT BE ATTRIBUTED TO INCREASED COMPLACENCY DUE TO MORE ADVANCED DRUG TREATMENT OPTIONS.THEN, EXPLAIN HOW HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS CAN HELP TO CHANGE PERCEPTIONS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE REALITIES OF THE DISEASE. FINALLY, DESCRIBE STRATEGIES TO EDUCATE HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS ON MEDICATION ADHERENCE, AS WELL AS SAFE PRACTICES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INFECTING OTHERS.
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Since the epidemic broke out, HIV has affected more than 70 million people(Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS., 2007). The trend keeps rising despite the measures to counter the epidemic. Apparently, more than a million people have been killed by disease, which shows that it’s a global challenge. Over the years, there have been continued efforts to curb the epidemic with drug treatment options for the patients. However, the prevalence of the HIV cases could not be attributed to the advanced drug treatment…………………
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