HIV - AIDS PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT
What you will learn
General Introduction: Public Health and Hygiene, Human Physiology, Sex and Sexuality. History of STI's; History of HIV/AIDS; Comparative information on trends, Global and Local Distribution. Biology of HIV/AIDS: Overview of immune System, Natural immunity to HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Virus and its life cycle, disease progression (epidiemology), transmission and diagnosis. Treatment and Management: Nutrition, prevention and control: ABCD method; Anti-retroviral drugs and vaccines. Pregnancy and AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS patients. Social and Cultural Practices: Religion and AIDS. social Stigma on HIV/AIDS. Alcohol and hard drugs. Poverty and AIDS. Families and AIDS Orphans. Government Policies: Global policies of AIDS. Legal rights of AIDS patients. Intellectual property rights. AIDS Impact: Family set up/society, population, agriculture, education, development and other economy sectors.