By Jerry D. Durham PhD RN FAAN, Felissa R. Lashley PhD RN FABMGG
"This is a superb reference for these taking care of consumers with HIV/AIDS. I strongly suggest this book." --Doody's HIV/AIDS is not any longer a definite loss of life sentence. sufferers struggling with the persistent signs of HIV/AIDS at the moment are residing longer, fuller lives because of fresh clinical and pharmaceutical breakthroughs. accordingly, the recent new release of caregivers needs to retain velocity with state-of-the-art, evidence-based practices to higher serve sufferers who may perhaps stay with HIV/AIDS for a number of a long time. This up-to-date version is a crucial source for nurses and different overall healthiness care pros offering care to HIV-positive people within the twenty first century. The members current crucial details at the clinical overview and administration of indicators, the prevention of an infection, moral and criminal dimensions of care, and masses extra. With a better emphasis at the overseas dimensions of the HIV pandemic and the therapy of minority populations, this publication serves as a necessary consultant for nurses and well-being care practitioners serving sufferers with HIV/AIDS. Key subject matters comprise: HIV screening, checking out, and counseling HIV/AIDS nursing case administration in the international neighborhood HIV and homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals kids and HIV prevention and administration HIV in corrections amenities and the care of incarcerated sufferers intercourse employees and the transmission of HIV
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There have also been changes in the number of states reporting, especially in regard to HIV (not AIDS), and in varying methods and definitions used over the years, making comparisons difficult. Early in the epidemic, AIDS was a reportable disease, but HIV infection itself was not. Therefore, statistics on HIV prevalence were somewhat inaccurate and incomplete. In 2008, the CDC published a report stating that the earlier back-calculation methods used to estimate HIV prevalence were no longer deemed valid or reliable (CDC, 2008a).
S. pediatric AIDS cases and 84% of those newly diagnosed in 2007. 2. Perinatal transmission has been discussed earlier and is also discussed in Chapter 14. WORLDWIDE STATISTICS AND PATTERNS Accurate reporting of people living with HIV and those with AIDS varies greatly across the globe. However, accuracy has improved over the years. As of December 2007 (the most recent data available), approximately 33 million people were living with HIV. 7 million. 0 million deaths from AIDS (UNAIDS/WHO, 2008).
Children who are sexually abused or assaulted or who are exposed by accident to an HIV-infected person may be candidates for nPEP. (See guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics [Havens and Committee on Pediatric AIDS, 2003]). Prophylaxis should not be considered as a “morning-after pill” and not replace prevention of HIV infection. nPEP treatment should begin within 72 hours of actual or potential exposure (CDC, 2005a). STATISTICS AND PATTERNS IN THE UNITED STATES HIV Incidence and Prevalence Incidence refers to new cases of a specified condition within a specific time period, while prevalence is the total number of persons with that condition during a specific time period.