An HIV/AIDS intervention programme with Buddhist aid in Yunnan Province

Background The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Chinese ethnic minorities is an important component of China＇s AIDS issues. In this study, we launched an intervention programme in Yunnan Province of China, where the Dai people live, to carry out the community-based HIV/AIDS health education and behavioral interventions on ordinary Dai farmers. The Dai people believe in Theravada Buddhism. Methods Four rural communities were randomly divided into two groups. In one group （Buddhist group）, HIV/AIDS health education and behavioral intervention were carried out by monks. The other group （women group） was instructed by women volunteers. The intervention continued for one year and the data were collected before and after the intervention project. Results In the Buddhist group, the villagers＇ AIDS related knowledge score was boosted from 3.11 to 3.65 （P 〈0.001）, and some indices of the villagers＇ behavior using condoms improved after the intervention. But this improvement was poorer than that in the women group. In the Buddhist group, the villager＇s attitude score towards the people living with HIV and AIDS （PLWHA） also increased significantly from 1.51 to 2.16 （P〈0.001）. Conclusion The results suggested that the Buddhist organization has limited success in promoting the use of condoms but plays an important role in eliminating HIV/AIDS related discrimination.     

大学生救护培训及社区救护普及探索

针对目前的急救知识普及率还很低的现状,我校在学生中开展多种形式的救护知识技能的培训,主要形式为讲座、社团活动、选修课等,着重培养学生的基本救护知识及技能,并组织学生进入社区进行以救护新概念为主题的救护知识宣传,取得了良好的社会效益。     

AIDS and compassion

Friedland, a physician, explores what he believes are the three reasons why there has been a lack of compassion toward AIDS patients. He identifies fear of transmission, views of the social worth of individuals (particularly homosexuals and drug users), and the nature of plagues in our minds and history as the underlying causes for the lack of compassion in our treatment of persons with AIDS. Friedland responds to this problem by suggesting ways in which a compassionate response to the AIDS epidemic might be developed at the societal, professional, and personal levels.     

穿孔素与艾滋病

穿孔素是细胞毒性细胞分泌的的关键效应分子,在机体清除病原及病原感染细胞中发挥着极其重要的作用,本文就穿孔素在病原感染主要是艾滋病中的作用作一综述。     

艾滋病和口腔

1有关艾滋病的基础知识1.1艾滋病的全称为获得性免疫缺陷综合征(AquiredImmunodeficiencySyndrom,AIDS),简称艾滋病。1.2艾滋病是艾滋病病毒感染所致,艾滋病病毒的全称为人类免疫缺陷病毒(HumanImmunode-ficiencyVirus,HIV)。艾滋病病毒是一种逆转录病毒,在体内的主要靶细胞是C     

Mycobacteria and AIDS.

Mycobacteria are acid-fast, slow-growing microorganisms which have gained attention due to increasing prevalence in AIDS patients. Until the advent of AIDS, the only true pathogens of this group were Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae and the remaining mycobacteria were considered to be saprophytes or opportunistic pathogens. Infection with the MOTT (mycobacteria other than tuberculosis) bacilli was only seen in elderly or immunocompromised patients and was generally limited to caseating pulmonary granulomas, with rare extrapulmonary involvement. In AIDS patients, however, the incidence of mycobacterial infections ranges from 10 to 60% of HIV-positive persons, depending on location, method of identification, and patient population. Furthermore the pathogenesis of these mycobacterioses is distinct from that seen in non-AIDS patients because disseminated disease is the rule rather than the exception. Finally treatment of mycobacterial infections is increasingly difficult due to multiple drug resistances as well as the length of antimicrobial therapy required to cure the disease. Because of the prevalence and importance of these microorganisms, much research has been performed with the mycobacteria to develop new therapies and to understand their modes of pathogenesis.