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Ruppert-Mann, Gesine. "Villagers in northeast Thailand and AIDS /." Title page, table of contents and summary only, 1994. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09MPM/09mpmr946.pdf.
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Rollason, Gillian K. "The securitization of HIV/AIDS in Thailand and Myanmar." Thesis, Swansea University, 2014. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43126.
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In January 2000 the United Nations Security Council met to discuss HIV/AIDS. It was the first time the Council had convened solely to consider the security implications of health, a non-traditional security issue. This thesis examines the Copenhagen School theory of securitization, a formulaic tool proposed to bridge the conceptual gap between traditional narrow definitions of security and wider, nontraditional interpretations of the concept. Following a review of the literature, two conclusions are offered; first, that at the heart of the 'radically constructivist' process of securitization is the construction of an existential threat which employs the realist logic of threat and defence. The second conclusion is that this construction am ounts to a suasive process in which fear of a proposed threat and its consequences m ust be invoked within an audience. The application of the theory to health issues, including HIV/AIDS, has facilitated im portant critiques of the ethical consequences of the security linkage and the invocation of fear related to infectious disease is problematic. Using data collected during 13 m onths in Southeast Asia, this thesis investigates whether securitization of HIV/AIDS took place within Thailand or M yanmar following the seminal events at the UNSC. Fifty qualitative interviews were conducted with elite actors in the HIV/AIDS response, including from the United Nations, and the thesis concludes that securitization at the domestic level did not occur in either country. Instead, HIV/AIDS securitization at the UNSC was part of a strategic campaign to mobilise resources for dealing with the epidemic from globally powerful actors. In Thailand and Myanmar, civil society organisations defined the domestic epidemic responses and, being largely comprised of PLWHA, assumed a rights-orientated approach to disease m anagem ent and rejected the threat-defence logic of securitization that could jeopardise their interests.
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Kipp, Aaron M. Van Rie Annelies. "Tuberculosis stigma, AIDS stigma, and tuberculosis control in southern Thailand." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,2833.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.Title from electronic title page (viewed Jun. 4, 2010). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health." Discipline: Epidemiology; Department/School: Public Health.
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Cameron, Michael Patrick. "The Relationship Between Poverty and HIV/AIDS in Rural Thailand." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2570.
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HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic with critical demographic, economic, and social implications. The pandemic is widespread in poor regions of the world, including Southeast Asia where its long-term effects are potentially catastrophic. Despite the major impacts of the epidemic being already felt at the household level in many countries, a lack of recognition of the socioeconomic determinants of HIV infection and the economic and social impacts of HIV/AIDS and their relationship with poverty persists. This is due in part to the lack of systematic studies at the household, community, sectoral, and macro levels. The thesis describes a 'vicious circle' between HIV/AIDS, poverty and high-risk behaviour at the individual level. In the poverty-HIV/AIDS cycle, HIV-infected individuals are especially vulnerable to poverty, the poor are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviour such as commercial sex work, and high-risk behaviour in turn makes people susceptible to HIV infection. The thesis examines whether rural Northeast Thailand exhibits characteristics that support the existence of such a cycle. Four key relationships are considered and tested: (i) the relationship between previous HIV infection and current wealth or poverty; (ii) the relationship betweem wealth or poverty and HIV/AIDS knowledge; (iii) the relationship between previous wealth or poverty and current HIV infection; and (iv) the relationship between previous migration and current HIV infection. All four relationships are shown to hold using survey data from Khon Kaen province in Northeast Thailand. Poverty is shown to increase susceptibility to HIV infection, and HIV/AIDS is shown to reduce wealth and hence increase poverty. Under the circumstances, the hypothesis that rural Northeast Thailand exhibits characteristics that would suggest the existence of a poverty-HIV/AIDS cycle cannot be rejected. This thesis also provides several key contributions to the literature on HIV/AIDS and poverty. First, it provides quantitative and qualitative empirical analysis of the impacts of HIV/AIDS on households in a moderately affected region of Thailand. Second, it provides empirical analysis both on whether wealth and poverty affect the risk of HIV infection, and whether HIV infection affects wealth and poverty. The results from this thesis also provide significant empirical evidence of the importance of rural-urban migration in the spread of HIV in Asia. Finally, the thesis investigates the potential effects on the poverty-HIV/AIDS cycle of an ongoing socio-economic intervention, namely breaking the poverty-HIV/AIDS cycle via intensive rural development.
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Waitayakul, Chittaya. "Effectiveness of the life skills program for HIV/AIDS prevention in Northern Thai housewives." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2006. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/342.
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This research has applied a Life Skills Program to the health area of HIV/AIDS. The study included both qualitative and quantitative analyses especially designed to establish a strategy to prevent and control HIV/AIDS infection in Thailand. A pseudo-experimental research design was used with pre-test/post-test questionnaires and interviews. The lack of HIV/AIDS knowledge among Thai people and unsafe sexual behaviours place them at risk of acquiring HIV and AIDS. Thus, there is a need to construct a strategy to prevent and reduce the high risk behaviours associated with this infection. The study targeted housewives between the ages of 15 and 60 years living in urban and rural low-income areas in Nakhon Sawan Province in the south of the northern region of Thailand. One hundred housewives participated in the program.
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Hast, Am. "Experiences of living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand : A qualitative study." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20914.
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This thesis and study is sponsored by Minor Field Study scholarship through University of Borås and is funded by SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). There are around half a million people living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand and it is one of Thailand’s most increasing public health diseases since 1984. There are several organizations working jointly with prevention and lifting the level of knowledge among the public and decreasing new infections.The aim of this study is to describe experiences of persons living with HIV or AIDS in Thailand. In-depth interviews was carried out and analysed with a qualitative content analysis. Six persons, three female and three male, aged between 18 to 67 years living with either HIV or AIDS participated. The informants expressed that they were enjoying life and had plans for the future despite of the infection as they felt a sense of wellbeing, had an acceptance of the infection and themselves. It was important to have support from friends and family to cope with life and that support made them feel blessed and grateful. However the informants also expressed a feeling of no self worth and that they had giving up living because of feeling isolated, stigmatized, depressed, ashamed of themselves and being a burden with a sense of guilt that made them repress themselves. The conclusion is that these aspects were interlinked but the negative dominated among these with AIDs and the positive aspects were more common among the informants living with HIV.Program: Sjuksköterskeutbildning
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Wilainuch, Pairote. "Communication between nurses and patients in HIV/AIDS counselling, in Thailand." Thesis, University of York, 2006. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10985/.
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Phengjard, Johnphajong. "Family caregiving of persons living with HIV/AIDS in urban Thailand /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7365.
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Gahrén, Jason, and Karin Nyström. "The characteristics of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination among Thai university students : A questionnaire study." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-200318.
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Introduktion: Nyligen utkomna rapporter visar en ökning i incidensen för nya HIV-infektioner i Thailand och HIV är fortfarande ett av de största hälsoproblemen. Anledningarna till denna utveckling är flera och HIV/AIDS-relaterad stigmatisering och diskriminering poserar som en av de största. Syfte: Syftet med föreliggande arbete var att undersöka karaktärsdragen gällande HIV/AIDS relaterad stigmatisering och diskriminering bland thailändska universitetsstudenter, samt att undersöka förekomsten av eventuella skillnader mellan könen. Metod: En deskriptiv tvärsnittsstudie genomfördes på ett universitet i Prathomthani provinsen, Thailand. Ett bekvämlighetsurval användes. 150 studenter, både män och kvinnor, deltog och svarade på frågor om karaktärsdragen gällande HIV/AIDS-relaterad stigma och diskriminering. Resultat: En låg nivå av rädsla för smittöverföring och sjukdom observerades av majoriteten av studenterna, även om bristande kunskap gällande smittöverföring observerades. Både hög och låg associering med skam, skuld och dom rapporterades och mest utmärkande var frågorna för kvinnliga prostituerade och promiskuitet. Även lågt personligt stöd för diskriminerande åtgärder och principer, och lågt stöd för upplevelse av samhällets inverkan av diskriminerande åtgärder eller politik rapporterades. Slutsats: Studenterna hade en låg nivå av rädsla för smittöverföring och sjukdom, dock uppvisades bristande kunskap gällande smittöverföring. Studenterna rapporterade hög nivå av skam, skuld och dom relaterat till kvinnlig prostitution. Resultaten implicerar behov av vidare interventionsprogram med fokus på kunskap.Introduction: Resent reports indicate an increasing incidence rate of HIV in Thailand and it is still one of the main public health problems. The reasons for this development depend on many different factors where HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination acts as one of the major ones. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination among Thai university students and to investigate if there is any difference in the characteristics with regard to gender. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at a university in Prathomthani Province, Thailand. A convenience sample was used. The 150 students, both male and female, participated to answer questions concerning the characteristics of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. Results: Fear of transmission and disease was reported rather low level by the majority of the students, though inaccurate knowledge regarding transmission was observed. The level of shame, blame and judgment were low and high, most distinctive concerning women prostitutes and promiscuity. Low levels of personal support of discriminatory actions and policies, and perceived community support of discriminatory actions or policies were reported. Conclusion: The students had a low amount of fear of transmission and of the disease, though they still demonstrated a lack of knowledge regarding transmission. Women prostitutes related to shame blame and judgment were reported high level by the students. The results imply the need for further intervention programs focusing on information.
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Pyne, Hnin Hnin. "AIDS and prostitution in Thailand : case study of Burmese prostitues in Ranong." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/12807.
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Gopali, Ram Sharan Adisak Sattam. "Preventive behavior on HIV/AIDS among vocational students in Nongkeam District, Thailand /." Abstract, 2007. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2550/cd400/4937994.pdf.
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Klunklin, Areewan, University of Western Sydney, College of Social and Health Sciences, and of Nursing Family and Community Health School. "Thai women's experiences of HIV/AIDS in the rural north : a grounded theory study." THESIS_CSHS_NFC_Klunklin_A.xml, 2001. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/653.
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Thailand is a nation of some 60 million people, 2 million of whom are estimated to be HIV/AIDS infected and, of those who are infected, 80-90% were infected through heterosexual intercourse and 10-20% are women. In this research, the author discusses the situation in some detail.The experiences of HIV/AIDS infected Thai wives and widows in the rural north of the country are studied.A major contributing factor is the differential constructions of male and female status and sexuality in traditional Thai culture.These constructions are rooted in Theravada Buddhism, ancient mythology and folklore. Data was obtained from 24 participants in Chiangmai Province. The findings of the study revealed several problems with which participants were confronted and the processes they used to address them.It is suggested in the findings that any serious therapeutic interventions and interventionist research studies must be congruent with traditional Thai cultureDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Kabir, A. K. M. Humayun Jumroon Mikhanorn. "HIV/AIDS preventive behavior among the housewives of Mae Taeng District in Chiang Mai, Thailand /." Abstract, 2005. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2548/cd375/4737939.pdf.
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Casey, Kathleen Barbara. "HIV counselling, mental health and psychosocial care in Thailand." School of Psychology - Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, 2007. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/73.
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Rationale: International research has demonstrated that in order to retain a skilled and healthy cadre of willing health-workers there is a need to monitor and develop strategies to mitigate adverse impact of this work and improve the quality and effectiveness of client and patient mental health care. Aims: (i) Monitor and evaluate Thailand’s national HIV mental health and psychosocial care program. (ii) Measure the impact of HIV mental and psychological care on health care providers. (iii) Examine the relationship between occupation-related psychological morbidity and the recruitment, training, clinical supervision and work-practices of HIV mental health service providers. (iv) Develop, implement and evaluate a training curriculum that addresses the demands of the HIV client population in Thailand. Method: In Study 1, 826 government hospitals, 1000 government health centres, and 1135 non-government organisations and private providers participated in: semi-structured, key informant interviews; focussed group discussions; and criterion-referenced appraisals of health policy and service delivery. Study 2, a small exploratory, qualitative study, utilised a schema of five key stressors commonly associated with HIV care to analyse responses gained from HIV counsellors and employed semi-structured interviews and focussed discussion groups. Study 3, a cross-sectional study, explored the relationship between training, work practices, Locus of Control of Behaviour and the self-reporting of signs and symptoms of psychological distress. 803 HIV counsellors completed a series of questionnaires including the Thai version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), the Locus of Control of Behaviour Questionnaire and the Thai HIV Counsellors Survey (THCS). Study 4 involved the development, delivery and evaluation of a series of short courses designed to train 79 health workers to provide HIV counselling. The training was evaluated by pre and post knowledge examinations and anonymous evaluations. Results: Study 1 found that policy and legislation failed to adequately guide the practitioner in a number of key areas including: testing and counselling of minors; testing without informed consent; confidentiality of medical records and disclosure of HIV status; and “duty of care” in terms of threatened suicide or harm to others. Furthermore, it was found that epidemiological data had not been adequately considered in terms of providing specific psychological support services, and developing counselling curriculum, and that the conduct of Thai based psychological and operations research had been limited. Whilst there was good national coverage of HIV testing counselling services, psychological services to address HIV issues across the disease continuum were limited and frequently provided by individuals without adequate training. There does not appear to be any systematic mechanism for monitoring and evaluating HIV mental health and psychosocial care. This study also revealed that Thailand is limited in its ability to provide adequate HIV field-experienced, trained mental health care personnel who can teach in the necessary languages that would enable sharing of the Thai health sector experience within the region. Study 2: The respondents identified a number of workplace stressors including: fear of contagion; client-professional boundary issues; difficulties with being identified as working in the sphere of a highly stigmatised disease; the experience of multiple losses, in a context of perceived inadequate training; role expansion; and perceived lack of recognition and reward. Participants also identified a number of work and socio-cultural influences which were perceived to mitigate the impact of the work. Study 3: Failure to take up counselling duties after training was primarily associated with counsellors having too many competing non-counselling duties (31.2%; n=108), and being deployed to other workplaces in a non-counselling capacity (22.8%,n=79). Over 81% (n=441) of respondents who indicated that they were continuing to work as counsellors reported signs and symptoms of psychological disturbance on the GHQ-28 screening at a level that warranted further mental health assessment. There was a significant positive correlation between GHQ-28 “caseness” and Locus of Control of Behaviour scores (r =.118; p<.001). Decisions to leave counselling were positively associated with self reported psychological disturbance (r =.324; p<.001) and the perception that their work was not helpful to clients (r =.108; p<.001). Study 4: The results clearly showed that the curriculum, and method of training resulted in both perceived and measured change in knowledge and skills and were reported to have resulted in improvements in the trainees’ perceived self confidence to meet the demands of their clients. Conclusion: The studies identified the many challenges inherent in providing effective HIV counselling, mental health and psychosocial services in Thailand. This research suggests that delivering HIV psychosocial care services in Thailand has potentially an adverse impact on: the health and well being of care providers; the quality of care received by clients and patients; and ultimately on the ability of the health system to retain its skilled personnel.
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Kumarawansa, W. K. W. S. Boonyong Keiwkarnka. "Safe sex intention towards HIV/AIDS prevention among secondary school students of Khon Pathom province, Thailand /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd387/4837998.pdf.
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Morrison, Lynn. "Changing sexual behavior and women's risk for HIV/AIDS in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the fourth wave." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ41253.pdf.
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Sharma, Umesh Kumar Boonyong Keiwkarnka. "Study of HIV/AIDS preventive behavior among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Ratchvithi hospital, Thailand /." Abstract, 1999. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2542/42E-UmeshS.pdf.
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Jayatilaka, Y. M. C. N. B. Pantyp Ramasoota. "Use of condoms as HIV/AIDS preventive behavior among Sri Lankan adult male visitors in Thailand /." Abstract, 2008. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2551/cd414/5038011.pdf.
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Kongsin, Sukhonta. "The economic impact of HIV/AIDS morbidity on households in upper-north Thailand : Phayao case study." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2003. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/4649781/.
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Background objectives: Previous research has documented the substantial household economic impact of a recent HIV/AIDS death. There is limited information about the household economic impact of HIV/AIDS illness or forms of coping strategies used by households with different levels of available care and support services. The study aimed to understand the economic impact of chronic adult HIV morbidity and examine how households cope with the situation. Specifically the study aimed to: 1) explore the coping strategies used by households to reduce the impact of chronic HIV/AIDS, 2) document the levels and forms of utilisation of support and health services by households affected by chronic HIV/AIDS, 3) explore whether the availability of services influences the household economic impact of chronic HIV/AIDS morbidity, and the coping strategies used by households, 4) explore the implications of the findings for policies to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on households and communities. Study design and setting: The study was conducted in Phayao province in Northern Thailand where people of this province were highly affected by HIV illness and death. Two study districts were identified: Mueng had active support services and Pong had less active services. Within each district, 9 villages were randomly selected and within each village a mapping survey of all households was conducted to identify 'case household' (household with chronically ill adult (CIA)) and 'control household' (household where there was no history of chronic illness in the past 6 months or household member aged 15-49 years died from chronic diseases). In each district, 150 case and 150 control households were selected for interview conducted by trained interviewers in Thai. Outcome indicators: The main outcome indicators were: the reported availability and use of support services, medical care expenditure in the past six months, source and level of income, coping mechanism of households e.g. saving and borrowing money, selling of assets and transfer money. The main outcome indicators compared among case households between two districts were the direct and indirect costs associated with having CIAs, the reported loss of income and how care of children and the elderly was affected by chronic illness. Data entry and analysis: The data were entered twice and cleaned before the final analysis was conducted. Descriptive statistics were used to obtain the demographic and household socio-economic profile and estimates of the socio-economic impact. Tabulations, t-test, bivariate and regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with impact and the coping mechanisms of households. Results: The case and control samples were relatively comparable. Support services in the last six months were more available in Mueng than in Pong in either case or control households. Regression results suggest that having a CIA significantly reduced the reported use of all services. A significantly lower percentage of household members aged 15-59 years were employed in case households than in control households in both districts. Case households as well as households in Mueng were less likely to have cash income and among households with a cash income HIV/AIDS morbidity did not impact on the per capita household cash income and this was confirmed from the regression analysis. About one-third of all households reported having savings. Two-thirds of case households in Mueng and half of case households in Pong reported using their savings for health care cost. Case households in both districts had a lower value of assets per capita than control households. About half of all households reported being in debt. Case households reported being in debt less than control households. Case households borrowed for daily consumption and health care while control households borrowed for investment. To cope with HIV illness, case households used their savings, sold their assets, cut their consumption and obtained transfer-in and supports from extended family members for care for children and the elderly. Various strategies were used to maintain family productivity including increasing family members' workload, hiring labours and withdrawal of children (especially girls) from school. The study documented 324 CIAs from 300 case households. Caregivers who took care of CIAs at home were parents, spouses or children of the CIA, with over a quarter of the adult care-givers stopping working and almost three quarters of child caregivers stopping going to school. In the past 6 months, the average health care expenditure in case households was significantly higher than in control households in both districts and the case households in Mueng reported significantly lower health care expenditure than in Pong. The percentage of case households in Mueng that paid health care expenditure by households was half of that in Pong. This was supported by the proportion of health care card usage among the case households in Mueng which was significantly higher than those in Pong. There were 24% and 39% of case households in Mueng and in Pong reported having experienced being discrimination against. Conclusions: This thesis highlights how chronic HIV morbidity impacts on household income, savings and assets. The study has illustrated how chronic HIV/AIDS morbidity impacts substantially on household labour supply and family production. This impact in case households was relatively more than in control households. Our findings suggest that the Free Medical Program for the poor under the Ministry of Public Health did not reach the poorest section of the case households in Pong. It is important that methods to increase coverage to these vulnerable groups are identified. Case households in Mueng appeared to be less affected by consumption reduction than case households in Pong. This might be because the case households in Mueng had, on average, higher incomes, higher value of assets, lower medical care cost and lower income loss than those of case households in Pong. Our study therefore confirms that the poor families with chronic HIV/AIDS morbidity suffer more consumption reduction. The study has important policy implications to ensure that households can support themselves and meet their medical care needs without jeopardising the wellbeing and future of other household members.
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Ruanjahn, Ganigah. "Improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) among people living with HIV/AIDS in northern Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/319.
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Background: This study explored the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in a region of Northern Thailand and Key Informants (Kls). The principal aim of the study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the factors contributing to non-adherence in patients taking Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART). The data from both PL WHA and Kls were integrated and. analysed to provide an intervention programs aimed at improving adherence in patients commencing HAART. The study itself was divided into three Phases: Phase One was an in-depth exploration of the barriers and ways of improving adherence, Phase Two comprised a series of interventions aimed at patients starting HAART for the first time and Phase Three evaluated the effectiveness of these interventions. Study Population: The study population in Phase One comprised a cohort of 32 HIV infected patients who were over 18 years old and had taken HAART for at least 6 months. Another cohort was comprised 21 Kls who had experience working with HIV care and patients taking HAART. In Phase Two, the population comprised 22 HIV infected patients who were commencing HAART for the first time. After 3 months these same participants were reinterviewed for Phase Three of the study to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of the interventions. Methods: Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used in the study. The qualitative component used a multiple case study approach to explore and describe the experiences of patients receiving HAART. The study was strengthened by the inclusion of in-depth interviews with Kls with extensive knowledge and experience with HIV/AIDS and HAART programs. The quantitative component comprised a demographic survey of both the patients and Kls. This demographic data was used to provide descriptive statistics of the research population and assist with the interpretation of the qualitative data. Results: The findings from Phase One identified a number of interventions that could realistically be implemented to improve medication adherence on patients commencing HAART for the first time. The Phase Three findings showed there were improvements in the patient's adherence to HAAR T during the 3 months of implementing the interventions. The study identified a number of recommendations that Health Care Providers (HCPs) and policy makers could implement to improve medication adherence rates in patients taking HAAR T. The recommendations also included suggestions for future research, Conclusion: The financial and social burden of PL WHA presents an urgent challenge to policy-makers and Health Care Providers to identify sensitive and cost effective management strategies to support such patients and their families. One of the most crucial challenges is to develop interventions that enable patients to gain optimum benefit from the new advances in HIV treatment. A key factor in optimising the benefits of HIV treatment is improving adherence to treatment. The findings from the present study outline a number of interventions that can be cost effectively implemented to improve adherence to HAART and the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Arenth, Jutta Boonyong Keiwkarnka. "Safe sex intention for HIV/AIDS prevention among male vocational students in selected school Nakhonpathom province, Thailand /." Abstract, 1999. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2542/42E-JuttaA.pdf.
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Chhetry, Pipal Bahadur Somjai Pramanpol. "Safe sex intention to prevent STD/HIV/AIDS among high school students of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand /." Abstract, 2000. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2551/cd414/5037993.pdf.
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Kyaw, Soe Nyunt Boonyong Keiwkarnka. "Safe sex behavior towards HIV/AIDS among Myanmar reproductive aged migrants in Muang district, Samutsakhon province, Thailand /." Abstract, 2008. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2551/cd414/5038029.pdf.
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Soonthorndhada, Amara. "Contexts and patterns of sexuality and sexual risk-taking among young people : implication for Aids prevention in Thailand." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327389.
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Donkaewbua, Siriporn. "Empowering women's self-care : a participatory approach to prevent HIV/AIDS for women and children in Northeast Thailand." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/636.
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Across Thailand there has been a general reduction in the incidence rate of HIV infection in all but one special population group: married women and their offspring whilst the incidence rate is relatively low (1.2%) it has remained steady for a number of years. This participatory approach aims to understand the married women's points of view and to facilitate their self-care to prevent HIV/AIIDS for themselves and their next child. The research utilised a three phase design: exploratory, explanatory and intervention phases. The findings from the first two phases have substantively informed the construction of the intervention phase. The overall findings of the research indicated that women have general knowledge about HIV/AlIDS and carried out general self-care practices. Specific self-care practices however were lacking. Through the participatory intervention phase the research has been able to illuminate a number of important factors pertaining to women's self-care most-noticeably: the importance of support; the strategies women adopt to balance health and social risk; the importance of consciousness raising; and the need for culturally sensitive health care programmes. The research concludes by presenting an analytical model of women's self-care for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and makes a series of recommendations with regard to the development of existing Thai health care services, the enhancement of the current educational curricula, and the incorporation of participatory approaches in health promotion and health care provision for families.
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Saw, Eindani Aung Wirach Maek-A.-Nantawat. "Incidence and predictors of toxicity among aids patients treated with nevirapine based regimen at Bamrasnaradura Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd388/4838794.pdf.
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Thematic Paper (M.C.T.M. (Clinical Tropical Medicine))--Mahidol University, 2006.LICL has E-Thesis 0012 ; please contact computer services. LIRV has E-Thesis 0012 ; please contact circulation services.
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Kharel, Ramesh Kumar Boonyong Keiwkarnka. "Participation of village health volunteers on HIV/AIDS prevention and control programme in Wattana-Nakhorn district, Sakaeo province, Thailand /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd387/4837995.pdf.
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Ngamvithayapong-Yanai, Jintana. "Challenges and opportunities for tuberculosis prevention and care in an HIV epidemic area, Chiang Rai, Thailand /." Stockholm, 2003. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2003/91-7349-440-2/.
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Pardthaisong-Chaipanich, Liwa. "The developmental implications of rapid demographic change : fertility decline, net out-migration and HIV/AIDS interactions in rural northern Thailand." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430195.
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Paul, Godfred. "When the boomerang returns : a qualitative study of the socio-economic impacts of HIV/AIDS on older people in Northern Thailand /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17500.pdf.
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Klunklin, Areewan. "Thai women's experiences of HIV/AIDS in the rural north : a grounded theory study." Thesis, View thesis, 2001. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/653.
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Thailand is a nation of some 60 million people, 2 million of whom are estimated to be HIV/AIDS infected and, of those who are infected, 80-90% were infected through heterosexual intercourse and 10-20% are women. In this research, the author discusses the situation in some detail.The experiences of HIV/AIDS infected Thai wives and widows in the rural north of the country are studied.A major contributing factor is the differential constructions of male and female status and sexuality in traditional Thai culture.These constructions are rooted in Theravada Buddhism, ancient mythology and folklore. Data was obtained from 24 participants in Chiangmai Province. The findings of the study revealed several problems with which participants were confronted and the processes they used to address them.It is suggested in the findings that any serious therapeutic interventions and interventionist research studies must be congruent with traditional Thai culture
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Lim, Yi Punnee Pitisuttithum. "Prospective study of the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in aids patients with short course amphotericin B followed by fluconazole at Bamrasnaradura Hospital, Nonthaburi, Thailand /." Abstract, 2003. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2546/4538018.pdf.
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Naoi, Riyo. "Documentary Film Production on the Dynamics of Relationship regarding HIV in Northern Thailand: A Filmmaker's Perspective in Representing Reality." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/199426.
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Benjakul, Wunvimul. "The assessment of HIV knowledge and attitudes towards caring for HIV/AIDS patients among senior nursing students in baccalaureate programs in the United States of America and Thailand." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4386.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006."December 2006" The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Versteynen, Leo. "Improvement of global access to life-saving medicines : facing the future." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5328.
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This research, with the main focus on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, was based on data from the literature, and on questionnaire and interview surveys with the main stakeholders: authorities, drug-developers and NGOs/foundations. It revealed the following determinants, which contributed to the occurrence of drug pricing conflicts in Brazil, Thailand and South Africa: governmental constitutional commitments to supply medicines to poor people, the existence of a local pharmaceutical industry capable of producing generic versions of patented medicines and long histories of disease treatment programmes. The research documented the preferred approaches to increase global access to life-saving medicines for the next decade, which were found to be: public-private-partnerships, prevention measures, dedication of >0.5% of GNP to poor countries, and improvement of national healthcare/insurance systems. Those approaches were integrated into a conceptual framework, which could enable country-level organizations to move beyond the conflict mentality via a 'Public-Private-Partnership for gradual Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability Model,' (P3S3). Within this framework, rich countries should invest >0.5% of their GNP to help to alleviate poverty in poor countries. With these funds, national governments should implement programmes to expand implementation of disease prevention measures and improve national - 4 - healthcare/insurance systems and the quality of the medicines involved. Public-private-partnerships should act as 'steering-and-controlling' organizations to guide the process and to minimise corruption. As a positive message to all who currently lack access to these medicines, the thesis author's conclusion is that the use of this model could help to turn the current unsustainable development policies into sustainable ones, and as a consequence, it would contribute to improvements in the quality of life of millions of people in poor countries.
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Berry, Scott D. "Community of blood : impacts and management of intersecting stigmas among Thai same-sex attracted men and transgender people with HIV." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103669/1/Scott_Berry_Thesis.pdf.
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This study presents findings of research undertaken with 22 same-sex-attracted men and transgender people living with HIV (PLHIV) in community or self-help groups in Thailand. It examines experiences of stigma associated with same-sex attraction, non-binary gender identity and HIV. It investigates the ways that intersecting stigma associated with sex, gender and HIV affected the study participants’ lives and influenced their decisions to join and remain in community groups of same-sex-attracted and transgender PLHIV. The project adopted grounded theory, a qualitative research method, to undertake fieldwork between 2012 and 2014. The research contributes to scholarship on HIV stigma and its management. The individuals living with HIV in this study felt generally powerless to change HIV stigma and its multiple impacts on their own. However, together they found they had more power and more capacity to change the Thai stigma associated with HIV.
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Sirinkraporn, Supavee. "Jewellery making as an aid to communicating with deaf children in Thailand." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.399548.
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Sujjanun, Jintana. "A Study of the Perceptions of Students, Teachers, and Administrators of Actual and Ideal Educational Goals in Level Four Adult- Continuing Education Programs in Bangkok, Thailand." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330993/.
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This investigation sought to examine the congruence or the lack of congruence of educational goals in Level Four Adult-Continuing Education Programs in Bangkok, Thailand. The purposes of the study were to identify the actual and ideal goals of Level Four Adult-Continuing Education Programs and to determine whether any significant differences existed in the perceptions of educational goals of the programs among students, teachers, and administrators.
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Burke, Adam. "Foreign aid and peripheral conflict : a case study of the far south of Thailand." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2012. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/15635/.
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Prompalit, Rux. "Student personal finance and government student loans : a case study of Thailand /." view abstract or download file of text, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3095272.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2003.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 185-194). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Yenn, Roumany Nate Hongkrailert. "Participation of village health volunteers in nutritional activities program, Muang district , Sakeo province, Thailand /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd387/4837992.pdf.
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Bayliab, Ketsophaphone Kitti Shiyalab. "Performances of village health volunteers on people sector health system in Namphong District Khonkaen Province, Thailand /." Abstract, 2005. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2548/cd375/4737953.pdf.
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Baineta, Rosendahl Maria. "Mänskliga rättigheter vid en naturkatastrof : En jämförelse mellan Haiti och Thailand." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-253786.
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There are three main purposes for this thesis; the first is to distinguish the possible violations that can occur in time of natural disasters. The second is to analyze if there is a correlation between political systems and how the effected country handles the aftermath of a natural disaster. The third purpose is to determine the role of the global community and what responsibility lies with them. The issue is often that the aid becomes the main object for discussion and analysis, but the focus rarely shifts to the effected State. Therefore the focus in this essay is the political system and how they cope with the human rights violations that can occur in a time of natural disaster. The questions are; what human rights are at risk of being violated during a natural disaster? What general impact do the different political systems have on how they handle the human rights violations that arises? In which ways can other countries assist in a natural disaster and what responsibility do the global communities have?To be able to discuss human rights, it is necessary to know one perspective of how they came to be. For this purpose, this thesis will explain human rights from the perspectives of Jack Donnelly and Ronald Dworkin. They speak about rights and obligations; Donnelly means to say that all rights are universal and Dworkin put rights in a perspective of equal respect and concern. Some of the rights violated in the aftermath of the natural disaster were the right to a family life, the right to personal security and the right to ones property. When analyzing the political systems and the responsibility of the world in the consequences of a natural disaster, I applied Ulla Erikson-Zeterqvists explanation of early institutional theory that implies tree conditions that make an organization successful. The first condition is where the administrative control lays, second the commitment of grassroots organizations and third, the participation of the local community. In this analysis the conclusion is that the political system is not the main factor in upholding human rights. The main factor is the stability of the State and what the State is willing to do for its citizens. The stability of the States determines the standard for what human rights mean and how the aid is structured. If the State is corrupted it makes it harder for the global community to assist. The countries history affects their behavior and in a time of crisis, the States true commitment is shown.
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Vachon, Jean-Daniel. "Preparing for the unknown : the livelihood strategies of the displaced Karen from Burma in times of decreasing humanitairian aid in Thailand." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/37254.
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Tableau d’honneur de la Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales, 2019-2020.Prenant comme ancrage le contexte actuel de diminution de l'aide humanitaire amenée aux réfugiés installés du côté thaï de la frontière thaïe-birmane, cette recherche vise à documenter la (ré)organisation des stratégies de subsistance des réfugiés karen vivant dans cette région en réaction à la diminution de l'aide humanitaire qu'ils reçoivent. Le cadre théorique sousjacent cette recherche est l'approche des livelihood adaptée au contexte spécifique des réfugiés, auquel est ajouté l'espoir comme élément analytique permettant de considérer dans l'analyse l'imagination, les projets et les visions du futur des réfugiés. Les résultats montrent que les stratégies de subsistance des réfugiés karen sont profondément diversifiées et profondément influencées par l'état spécifique de vulnérabilité dans lequel ils se retrouvent lorsque cherchant refuge en Thaïlande. Les réfugiés, autant dans et hors des camps de réfugiés officiels, misent fortement sur la mobilité, l'éducation et les opportunités de travail pour acquérir ou améliorer leurs compétences et savoirs professionnels, leur permettant d'espérer un meilleur futur. Au final, cette recherche met en évidence l'agencéité, la résilience, et la soif d'autosuffisance des réfugiés, plaidant pour qu'ils soient considérés comme des acteurs actifs et des décideurs lorsqu'il est question de problématiques les concernant.
Taking as anchor the current context of decreasing humanitarian aid brought to refugees settled on the Thai side of the Thai-Burma border, this research aims to document the (re)organization of the livelihood strategies of the Karen refugees living in this region in reaction to the decreasing humanitarian aid they receive. The theoretical framework underlying this research is the livelihood approach adapted to the specific context of refugees, to which is added hope as an analytical element, allowing for the consideration of refugees' imagination, projects and visions of the future into the analysis. Results show that Karen refugees' livelihoods are deeply diversified and deeply influenced by the specific state of vulnerability they find themselves in when seeking refuge in Thailand. Refugees, both inside and outside of the official refugee camps, heavily bet on mobility, education and work opportunities to acquire or improve their professional skills and knowledge, allowing them to hope of a better future. In the end, this research highlights Karen refugees' agency, resilience and thirst for self-sufficiency, and advocates for them to be considered as active actors and decision makers when it comes to issues affecting them.
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Olivius, Elisabeth. "Governing Refugees through Gender Equality : Care, Control, Emancipation." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-96379.
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In recent decades, international feminist activism and research has had significant success in pushing gender issues onto the international agenda and into global governance institutions and processes. The goal of gender equality is now widely accepted and codified in international legal instruments. While this appears to be a remarkable global success for feminism, widespread gender inequalities persist around the globe. This paradox has led scholars to question the extent to which feminist concepts and goals can retain their transformative potential when they are institutionalized in global governance institutions and processes. This thesis examines the institutionalization of feminist ideas in global governance through an analysis of how, and with what effects, gender equality norms are constructed, interpreted and applied in the global governance of refugees: a field that has thus far received little attention in the growing literature on feminism, gender and global governance. This aim is pursued through a case study of humanitarian aid practices in refugee camps in Bangladesh and Thailand. The study is based on interviews with humanitarian workers in these two contexts, and its theoretical framework is informed by postcolonial feminist theory and Foucauldian thought on power and governing. These analytical perspectives allows the thesis to capture how gender equality norms operate as governing tools, and situate the politics of gender equality in refugee camps in the context of global relations of power and marginalization. The findings of this thesis show that in the global governance of refugees, gender equality is rarely treated as a goal in its own right. The construction, interpretation and application of gender equality norms is mediated and shaped by the dominant governing projects in this field. Gender equality norms are either advocated on the basis of their usefulness as means for the efficient management of refugee situations, or as necessary components of a process of modernization and development of the regions from which refugees originate. These governing projects significantly limit the forms of social change and the forms of agency that are enabled. Nevertheless, gender equality norms do contribute to opening up new opportunities for refugee women and destabilizing local gendered relations of power, and they are appropriated and used by refugees in ways that challenge and go beyond humanitarian agendas.
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Im-Em, Wassana. "Partner relations and AIDS in Chiang Mai villages." Phd thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/145883.
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Thianthai, Chulanee. "AIDS and Adolescents : perspectives by gender and class on sexual and drugs behavior." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/33600.
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Much-needed research on Thai adolescents (age 15-19), the fastest growing group
of AIDS victims in Thailand, this study differentiates risk behavior among classes, unlike most AIDS research in Thai society, and focuses on how gender and economic factors among adolescents influence their risk-behavior patterns leading to the contraction of HIV/AIDS. Using ethnographic methods focusing on class and gender, I identified several risk-taking behaviors. Each class in Thai society tends to be at-risk from a different level of sexual relationships and drug use. The lower class seems to be the most at risk because of having many sexual partners, having unprotected sex, and sharing needles while, those in the middle class use only personal screening for their sexual partners and also sharing needles. Although the higher class is less at risk compared with other classes, a few do visit prostitutes and consume drugs. Class is also correlated to the level of knowledge and education about AIDS. Although each received the same health education provided through the same source and same health text, adolescents in each class catch the message differently. My research data showed that adolescents of the higher class showed a more complete knowledge about AIDS.
There are also many patterns of HIV/AIDS risk-taking behaviors that correlate to cultural gender differences. Although all classes appear to adhere to the ideal norm of virginity being the best sexual-practice, in reality, this only applies to members of the upper class. The middle and, especially, the lower classes do not apply this norm to themselves at all: They practice premarital sex, even though they may verbalize the ideal norm. Other studies have focused on gender relations according to this ideal Thai norm; however, this ideology does not match the reality.
In conclusion, with the lack of research in this area, Thai adolescents are being placed at greater risk. Thus, I make recommendations for further research and prevention methods. For example, health education should be more up-to-date and explain to adolescents the connection between sexual relationships and AIDS rather than focusing primarily on the reproductive process. Further, parents, schools, and teenagers themselves can visit with health professionals at the hospitals and anonymous clinics to learn more about STDs, especially, HIV/AIDS. If put into practice, these recommendations will positively reduce the spread of AIDS in Thailand.Graduation date: 1999
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Devine, Sean. "The Child Friendly Schools project for AIDS affected children: an evaluative assessment in Northern Thailand." Thesis, 2005. https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/2142/2/02whole.pdf.
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HIV/AIDS is one of the greatest threats to child development in many parts of the world. In the countries most affected by HIV/AIDS, all children are touched by the epidemic and their lives are affected in unprecedented ways. Families may experience a range of emotional reactions including fear of contagion, anticipatory grief, shame, and perceived helplessness, which can impede coping and create disruptions and relationship problems.
Further challenges, such as dealing with loss, uncertainty about the future, anxiety, sadness, anger, financial worries, and interpersonal stress, and an uncertain health support system are also common. Sadly, the struggle against real or perceived discrimination within their communities and even within families often reinforces their invisibility. Most children affected by HIV/AIDS tend to have limited access to health, education and welfare services. For the most vulnerable children, those whose parents are infected with HIV, care and support needs to start before children are orphaned. Their psychological support and acceptance in a non – discriminatory environment is just as important as their material needs. When considering the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS, it is vital to recognise the importance of a supportive environment for a child’s survival and development. Effective interventions seek to listen to children and their families. They work to strengthen the capacities of children, families and communities to respond effectively.
This research is an inquiry into the effectiveness of a project that aimed to create prototype replicable models of rights-based, ‘Child-friendly’, schools that respond to the special needs of children in distress, develop psychosocial competencies, and promote healthy lifestyles and resilience in children and youth affected by AIDS in three districts of upper northern Thailand. Emphasis was placed on building the self- esteem and effectiveness of children, as they are crucial components for optimal growth and development. One of the aims of this research was to provide an understanding of the lives and needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS, particularly within Thai culture.
It is a thesis with two parts. In part one, pilot research highlighted the psychosocial problems that occur in a familial unit affected by HIV. This research was intended to provide a holistic insight into how HIV disrupts key areas that underpin a child’s development and social acceptance. Interpersonal relationships, grieving issues, communication, disclosure rates, acceptance in schools, orphan outcomes and the effects of AIDS stigma were investigated in-depth. Results suggest AIDS affected children suffer from a large array of problems that affect their wellbeing. Stigma and the sense of hopelessness associated with HIV/AIDS have the potential to greatly undermine the provision of care to children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS.
Recommendations suggest that support for children must be an integral part of programmes reaching parents with HIV/AIDS. Focus should not only be on orphaned children, it should be on all children who are vulnerable. The implementation of more child centred programmes is also recommended, as effective child-centred interventions do not focus on children alone, but consider the social context of their communities, the relationships within their families, as well as the structures and services that are in place to provide support to children.
Effective child-centred approaches are underpinned by a set of principles that view the child as a whole person, rather than as a set of separately defined needs.
The second part of the thesis presents a child centred intervention, the ‘Child Friendly Schools’ project (CFS) that aimed to alleviate the psychological problems experienced by AIDS affected children. An evaluative assessment was undertaken on this project utilising a combination of both qualitative and quantitative techniques. Focus group discussions and art therapy sessions provided first hand, qualitative feedback. The case studies of three HIV affected children containing the stories of the families and communities are presented to further highlight the complexities experienced, and to provide personal feedback on the project.
Pre and post-test screens for depression and self-esteem provided an important situational analysis and a useful quantitative measure for determining if the project was effective in lowering depression and enhancing self-esteem. The results of the screening suggest a very noticeable improvement in the depression and self esteem levels of the children after a one-year period of project implementation. Overall results from both qualitative and psychological testing suggest that the CFS intervention had played a major role in improving the psychosocial wellbeing of AIDS affected children and those in difficult circumstances.
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Masaki, Emiko. "Economic evaluation of HIV/AIDS interventions in resource scarce settings /." 2004. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/547427913.pdf.
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Ruangruchira, Natsuda. "Effects of advance organizers on student acheivement in general chemistry." Thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/36395.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the
effectiveness of an expository advance organizer on the
achievement of students in a general chemistry course.
The subjects included 181 first year college students
enrolled in 12 sections of general chemistry at the
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Thailand. The subjects
were randomly assigned by section into two treatment and
control groups. The treatment groups received an advance
organizer or an introductory passage prior to instruction.
The control group received no treatment prior to
instruction.
The equivalence of the control and two treatment groups
at the beginning of the study was determined by the
application of a teacher-made pretest. No significant
differences in chemistry achievement were found among the
three groups.
Prior to classroom instruction and laboratory
instruction, the advance organizer group received expository
organizers, and the introductory passage group received
introductory passages to read and study. The treatment
period covered 21 days of instruction. Upon completion of
all study material, a teacher-made achievement posttest
covering the material taught during the study was
administered to all groups. The posttest was administered
again two weeks later as a retention test.
Achievement test scores were analyzed by use of a one-way
analysis of variance. The results indicated that the
advance organizer group performed significantly better than
the control and introductory passage groups on the
achievement posttest and retention test. Theses findings
provided evidence that an expository organizer facilitated
learning and retention of general chemistry more than an
introductory passage and no treatment. These results
supported Ausubel's Advance Organizer Theory in the
facilitating effects of advance organizers on student
achievement.Graduation date: 1992