Health Care Concerns: AIDS

Term Paper # 99486

Medical and Health > Public Health Issues

This paper presents a survey of AIDS patient information to assist health care workers.

1,148 words () | 4 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that health care workers need to address the issues and concerns AIDS patients face in order for health care marketing for AIDS programs, therapies or alternatives be effective. The paper relates that the use of surveys is growing in popularity for AIDS researchers over face-to-face interviewing. The paper looks at a mock survey and its results and shows how although the core questions of a survey may be well constructed and elicit data, information retrieved is made more meaningful through the incorporation of demographic data. The mock survey is appended to the paper.

Outline:
Sample
Mock survey #1
Review of survey #1
Findings

From the Paper:

"Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (AIDS) affects more than 887,000 individuals in the United States, with another estimated 1-2 million individuals diagnosed with its precursor virus, HIV, in its asymptomatic state (Dublin, 2004). Dublin (2004) reports that internationally, more than 20 million deaths have been the direct result of AIDS, with an estimated 38 million more individuals suffer from HIV. It takes an average of 11 years for HIV to progress into AIDS (Dublin, 2004). AIDS, however, is a progressive disease characterized by immune system suppression and associated complications that almost always prove fatal, although many individuals are responding to newer highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) which can slow the progression of the disease and/or attempt to limit the rate and number of potential complications (Dublin, 2004)."

Sample of Sources Used:

Dubin, J. (2004). HIV infection and AIDs. Emedicine.com. Retrieved on September 26, 2006 from http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic253.htm
Ray, L. (2005). Life care services and early intervention. Department of Health and Family Services - Wisconsin AIDs/HIV program. Retrieved on September 26, 2006 from http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/aids-hiv/Resources/Overviews/ AIDS_life_care.htm
Turner, H. A. (1999). Participation Bias in AIDS-Related Telephone Surveys: Results From the National AIDS Behavioral Survey (NABS) Non-Response Study. The Journal of Sex Research. Retrieved on September 26, 2006 from http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54128117.html
Wong, J. P. (2001). Developing a comprehensive aids prevention outreach program: a needs assessment survey of MSM of East and Southeast Asian descent who visit bars and/or bath houses in Toronto. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Retrieved on September 26, 2006 from http://www.highbeam.com/DocPrint.aspx?DocId=1G1:86059634