Week 6 Lecture Flashcards
What is epidemiology?
deal with the incidence, distribution and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health
Define chronic disease
lasting 3 months or more, cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication
what is a noncommunicable disease?
a non-infectious health condition that cannot be spread from person to person
Who is Brian Oldenburg?
Director of WHO, chair of non communicable disease, research focuses on how to reduce chronic disease risk
What is HIV? (4)
- Indentified in 1981,
- a deadly disease
- slow development, no cure
- untreated leads to AIDS
What are some symptoms of HIV?(6)
chills, rash, fever, fatigue, muscle aches, night sweats
What are some ways to prevent HIV?
limiting sexual partners, never sharing needles, use condoms
What are some new HIV prevention medicines?
- pre-exposure prophalaxis
2. post-exposure prophalaxis
What are some factors of pre-exposure prophalaxis?
daily medicine, taken daily, reduces risk of HIV, can stop HIV taking hold and spreading through the body
What are some factors of post exposure prophylaxis? (3)
- take medicine after being potentially exposed to HIV,
2 .only used in emergency situations, - must be started within 72 hours after a recent possible exposure
What were some outcomes for anti-retroviral therapy (anti HIV medicine)
mortality rates decreased, positive changes, more of a chronic illness rather than life threatening illness
Who is the most infected HIV country?
Africa
The united nations program on HIV or aids says that how many million adults and children worldwide are living with HIV or aids?
around 37 million
The united nations program on HIV or aids says estimates how many new infections and how many deaths?
2.6 million new infections and 1.8 million AIDS deaths
How many people are dying of HIV/AIDS every year?
Nearly 1 million
Who are at risk or hard to reach with HIV/AIDS prevention?
sex workers, prison, homosexuals, transgender people
Which group are increasingly affected by HIV?
young girls and women in Africa
What are some psychological and social ways that psychology is involved in HIV/AIDS?
- prevention behaviours (primary prevention)
2. adjusting to diagnosis and treatment adherence (secondary treatment adherence)
What are the main symptoms of AIDS?
eyes, lung tumours, skin tumours, gastrointestinal
What may speed up the process from HIV to AIDS?
lifestyle choices such as:
- drug use
- unsafe sex
- unhealthy behaviours
- stress
Longevity of HIV/AIDS can be influenced by:
general health, behaviours, social support, coping, realist acceptance
What is one model which has been effective in terms of HIV prevention?
risk environment model
What four types of environmental influences to explain HIV intervention design are involved in the risk environment model?
- physical
2 social - economic
- policy
The risk environment model for HIV prevention outlines macro and micro factors which affect HIV intervention design. What are some examples of macro risk environment?
laws, government, economic conditions, cultural beliefs
The risk environment model for HIV prevention outlines macro and micro factors which affect HIV intervention design What are some examples of micro risk environment?
focus on personal decisions and influence of community level norms and practises
Since when has Australia been successful in the prevention of HIV and AIDS?
1980
What is one of the reasons why Australia successful in the prevention of HIV and AIDS?
infected people mobilised and were advocates in care and support services
What does equitable access to treatment for people with HIV lead to? (2)
Removes barrier to treatment, enables individuals to live well into old age
What are some other models which have been used to inform prevention and intervention strategies?
- the health belief model (limitation is only selects parts of the model)
- stages of change model
- social cognitive theory )most used)
- AIDS risk reduction model
What is the AIDS risk reduction model?
incorporates several variables from other behaviour change theories