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Date received: 2008-05-15 Language: Ðóññêèé Code: 160 Year published: 2007 Organization: Russian Red Cross, Irkutsk Regional Branch Carrier: Printed and electronic |
The pamphlet is developed for social workers of the Healthcare system and NGOs on the issues of organizing social support to families affected by the epidemic of HIV-infection. Why do social workers need information about HIV-infection? What are HIV, HIV-infection and AIDS? How is HIV transmitted? How to protect oneself from HIV? How to react when “emergency situation” occur? Are there measures of prevention of mother-to-child transmission? What is meant by risk and vulnerability? How does the infection flow, and what is the “window period”? How to detect is a person is infected or not? Can HIV-infection be treated? What problems do people living with HIV face? What are the main objectives of social assistance to families affected by HIV? What are the main functions of a social worker? What are the basic principles of providing social assistance to people living with HIV and their families? What is the technology of working with HIV-positive people and their family members? What rights do people living with HIV and their family members have? What is stigma and discrimination, and how can they affect the life of HIV-positive people and their family members?
