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This 9 page paper explores the problem of HIV/AIDS among African Americans and compares the applicability of the theories of Jean Watson, Dorothea Orem, and Hildegard Peplau. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Sociological Factors and the Spread of
HIV and AIDS Among Blacks Research Compiled by 09/2012 Please
HIV and AIDS are among the most pressing
concerns in American health. Those that live in some geographic area and, indeed, some races, are more susceptible to these diseases than is the typical mainstream American. HIV
and AIDS used to be diseases believed to be transmitted solely between men in acts of homosexuality. It is now known, however, that these diseases can be transmitted in
a variety of ways and that, while no one is immune from them, certain individuals are more prone to contracting them than are others. The thesis might be presented
that this increased susceptibility among certain groups can be explained by a lack of understanding of the diseases and the failure to take preventative measures against contraction or, indeed, the
spread of the diseases by those that already have them. Statistics
The Centers for Disease Control (2012) reports "at the end of 2009 1,148,200 persons aged 13 and older were living with HIV infection in the United States,
including 207,600 (18.1%) persons whose infections had not been diagnosed". An estimated 50,000 people are newly infected every year (CDC, 2012)! Additionally, 1,163,575 individuals in the US and dependent
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