Background: Changing community norms to increase awareness of HIV status and reduce HIV-related stigma has the potential incidence HIV-1 infection in developing world. Methods: We developed implemented a multilevel intervention providing community-based mobile voluntary counseling testing, mobilization, posttest support services. Forty-eight communities Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Thailand were randomized receive or clinic-based standard testing (VCT), comparison condition. monitored...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between internal environment of Indian service sector organisations and innovative work behaviour their employees. Additionally, it examines influence gender employees on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Based responses collected from 612 employees, impact factors constituting environment, namely, management support (MS), discretion/ autonomy (WD), rewards (R), time availability (TA) organisational boundaries (OB) (IWB)....

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, remain important public health problems with devastating effects for men women in sub-Saharan Africa. There have been calls to engage prevention efforts, however, we lack effective approaches reach them. Social network demonstrated sustained outcomes on changing risk behaviors the U.S. Our team has identified engaged naturally occurring social networks comprised mostly of young Dar es Salaam an...

Zimbabwe's HIV epidemic is amongst the worst in world, and disproportionately effects poorer rural areas. Access to almost all health services Zimbabwe includes some form of cost client. In recent years, socio-economic employment status many Zimbabweans has suffered a serious decline, creating additional barriers treatment care. We aimed assess impact i) (SES) ii) on utilization Zimbabwe. Data were collected from random probability sample household survey conducted Mutoko district...

Despite calls to engage men in HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention efforts, effective approaches reach low-resource, high-HIV prevalence settings are limited. We identified engaged social networks of mostly young a study designed evaluate the efficacy combined microfinance peer health leadership intervention prevent IPV. conducted cluster-randomized trial among 60 locally referred as "camps" within Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Camps were randomly assigned (1:1) or control...

Aeration experiments, maintaining nappe flow conditions, were carried out on a rectangular stepped cascade of total height 3.0 m to determine the number steps, slope entire and hydraulic loading rate at which maximum overall aeration efficiency occurs, keeping surface area individual steps constant. Based dimensional analysis, standard conditions (E(20)) was expressed as function square (N(2)) dimensionless discharge (d(c)/h), where d(c) h represent critical depth in prismatic channel step...

A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) intervention using indigenous outreach workers was implemented with Hispanic injection drug users (IDUs) and their sexual partners in three locations: Laredo, Texas; San Diego, California; Juan, Puerto Rico. total of 2,169 subjects were contacted, given health education, HIV antibody testing, follow-up counseling. This article reports on the 1,616 IDUs (75%) who completed initial interviews. The results indicated...

Data on mental health among injecting drug users in South Asia is scarce yet poor has significant implications for the success of HIV prevention and treatment programmes. A cohort 449 Delhi was examined following issues (1) examine trends suicidal ideation, suicide plan attempts over a 12-month period, (2) association between practices (receive give used syringes) ideation 12 month study period. An observational conducted providing phased interventions with follow up interviews every 3...

HIV related stigma and discrimination is a known barrier for prevention care. We aimed to assess the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) in Zimbabwe. This paper uses data from Project Accept, which examined impact of community-based voluntary counseling testing intervention on incidence stigma. Total 2522 eligible participants responded psychometric assessment tool, assessed attitudes 4 point Likert scale. The tool measured three components HIV-related stigma: shame, blame...

The stability of the blast furnace (BF) process depends on quality raw materials charged into BF. Apart from various variables, slag viscosity and fluidity are key parameters that require due attention for stable BF operation. varying Al2O3 content in increases thus hinders separation hot metal during casting process. This leads to deterioration because entrapment slag–metal interfacial reaction. In this work, an attempt is made utilize high alumina reduce final slag. liquidus temperature...

view Abstract Citations (12) References (15) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Gravitational Instability of Thermally Anisotropic Plasma Singh, B. ; Kalra, G. L. The equations Chew, Goldberger, and Low (1956) modified to include the heat flux vector self-gravitation are used study gravitational instability unbounded plasma placed in a uniform static magnetic field. linear stability analysis shows that some additional terms which arise as result...

Provision and scale-up of high quality, evidence-based services is essential for successful international HIV prevention interventions in order to generate maintain intervention uptake, study integrity participant trust, from both health service delivery diplomatic perspectives.We developed quality assurance (QAC) procedures evaluate staff fidelity a cluster-randomized trial the NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043) assessing effectiveness community-based voluntary counseling testing strategy. The...

The pulverized coal injection (PCI) is pursued to reduce the hot metal production cost by replacing expensive metallurgical coke with non-coking coal. Increasing PCI rate causes various difficulties in blast furnace (BF) operation. In present work, an attempt made review aspects of PC BF such as challenges increasing and modifications system circumvent concerns related higher rate. Various methods for detecting tuyere blockage failure caused due high are elaborated. factors influencing...

In the present paper, we define Dislocated Soft Metric Space and discuss about existence uniqueness of soft fixed point a cyclic mapping in dislocated metric space. We also prove unique theorems context Examples are given for support results.

This present research paper has the aim of exploring role social entrepreneurship in empowering women India. Reviewing aseries case studies, analyses successful initiatives led by entrepreneurs that have helped bring about significantsocio-economic changes their communities. The study delves into issues and challenges faced India, theinnovative solutions they implemented, impact ventures on gender equality, economic development, communityempowerment.

Background: Healthy adulthood thrives on the foundation of a healthy childhood. Earlier studies show different morbidity patterns and prevalence under-nutrition in children studying Government primary schools. The present study was undertaken to explore pattern nutritional status government school field practice area Rural Health Training Centre medical college Pune, Western Maharashtra. Methodology: A cross-sectional done Primary School during January–February 2019. total 134 classes 1 st 7...

Abstract Coiled Tubing (CT) interventions, even in simple environments, carry inherent risk. This risk is further compounded as the intervention envelope expanded and environment made more complex. gas field UAE an example of such a reservoir. The high temperatures levels both H2S CO2 present make this unforgiving environment. drilling strategy dictates substantial number long, horizontal, dual lateral wells to target different sections reservoir which turn vary significantly quality....

Abstract Well completion design is critical for the life cycle of a well. This includes expected loads during drilling, production, and work overs as well metallurgical compatibility with production fluids. Any failure in has potential to jeopardize integrity, delay can potentially impact economics field development plan. There are long term studies on reliability specific type equipment which over 30 years operational experience systems. provided comprehensive database thousands well-years...