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Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network: Community Engagement and Outreach within Phenomics Core
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Jenkins, Carolyn; Arulogun, Oyedunni Sola; Singh, Arti; Mande, Aliyu T.; Ajayi, Eric; Benedict, Calys Tagoe; Ovbiagele, Bruce; Lackland, Daniel T.; Sarfo, Fred Stephen; Akinyemi, Rufus; Akpalu, Albert; Obiako, Reginald; Melikam, Enzinne Sylvia; Laryea, Ruth; Shidali, Vincent; Sagoe, Kwamena; Ibinaiye, Philip; Fakunle, Adekunie Gregory; Owolabi, Lukman F.; Owolabi, Mayowa O. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Stroke is the leading cause of neurological hospital admissions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the second leading cause of death globally. The Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network [SIREN] seeks to comprehensively characterize the genomic, sociocultural, economic, and behavioral risk factors for stroke and to build effective teams…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neurological Impairments, Medical Research, Health Education
Challenges in Meeting HIV/AIDS Counselling Needs in Nigeria
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Gesinde, Abiodun M. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2012
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is recognized globally as the greatest health challenge of the present generation. It is widely acknowledged to be the foremost killer disease in Africa. Since the first AIDS case was publicly announced in 1986, the astronomical increase in victims has been a matter of concern. The rates of HIV/AIDS infection indicate that…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Stakeholders, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Personnel
Academic Medicine Meets Traditional African Healing
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Lindow, Megan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Cyril Naidoo, who directs the department of family medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, conducts workshops to traditional healers on how to help patients with AIDS and HIV. In Dr. Naidoo's workshop, the group discusses how to counsel patients about HIV and AIDS, how to refer them for testing, and then…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Medical Schools, Access to Health Care, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
HIV and Communication
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McNeilly, L.G. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2005
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to plague many countries across the globe, including the United States, Africa, China and India. Children and adults have been infected with HIV, and both populations can present with communication disorders that coexist with the presence of the virus. The purpose of this paper is to present an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Phonology, Speech Language Pathology