Elective on HIV/AIDS

Elective on HIV/AIDS

1 HIV/AIDS and Women

  1. Importance
  2. Socio-cultural Factors
  3. HIV/AIDS in Women
  4. HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy
  5. HIV/AIDS and Breast-feeding
  6. Why are Women at Risk?
  7. Empowerment of Women

2 HIV/AIDS and Children

  1. Modes of Transmission of HIV Among Children
  2. Children at Risk of Infection
  3. Children Suffering from Thalassemia, Hemophilia, and Drug Abuse
  4. Programme Elements for Children in Families Affected by HIV Epidemic
  5. Rights of the Child Suffering from HIV/AIDS

3 HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse

  1. Substance Abuse and Its Effects
  2. Different Kinds of Drugs
  3. Life of an Addict
  4. Injecting Drugs and HIV/AIDS
  5. Motivating the Youth for Prevention

4 STDs and their Management

  1. Definition and Meaning
  2. Importance of STDs
  3. STDs and Treatment Options
  4. Prevention of STDs
  5. Syndromic Management

5 Sexual Minorities and HIV/AIDS

  1. Transsexual, Transgender and Sexual Minorities
  2. A Global View of Gay and Lesbian Families
  3. Physical, Mental and Social Well-Being of Sexual Minorities
  4. Equal Protection and Discrimination
  5. Human Rights and Sexual Minorities

6 HIV/AIDS and Itโ€™s Implication for Infected, Family and Community

  1. Why is HIV/AIDS Different from other Diseases
  2. Implications of HIV/AIDS for the Infected
  3. Implications of HIV/AIDS for the Family
  4. Implications of HIV/AIDS for the Community

7 HIV/AIDS Education and Behaviour Modification

  1. Goals of HIV/AIDS Education
  2. Some Doโ€™s and Donโ€™ts of HIV/AIDS Education
  3. Basic Steps for Effective HIV/AIDS Education
  4. Education for Preventing Heterosexual Transmission of HIV
  5. Implications of Strategy for an HIV/AIDS Control Programme

8 Palliative Care of the HIV/AIDS Infected

  1. AIDS and Palliative Care
  2. Definition of Palliative Care
  3. Common Symptoms and their Relief Measures
  4. Recommendations for Safe Eating
  5. Managing Pain and Symptom Relief

9 Care of the Terminally Ill

  1. Factors Relevant to Dying in the Context of HIV/AIDS
  2. Care of the Dying/Terminally Ill
  3. Role of the Caregiver
  4. Spiritual Aspects of Death
  5. Bereavement Counseling

10 HIV/AIDS and Law

  1. International Laws Related to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs)
  2. Indian Laws Related to PLHAs
  3. Constitutional Provisions Related to PLHAs
  4. Laws Useful to Prevent the Spread of HIV/AIDS
  5. Laws Useful to Enforce the Rights of PLHAs
  6. A Legal Policy on HIV/AIDS

11 Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs)

  1. Judicial Responses to Issues Related to HIV/AIDS
  2. Judicial Responses to Maintain Confidentiality of Health Status of PLHAs
  3. Legal Strategy Required for an HIV/AIDS Law
  4. Recommendations of International Conference for a Model Global HIV/AIDS Law

12 HIV/AIDS Related International Legislations

  1. Definition and Early Legal Efforts
  2. HIV Law in Europe during the 1980โ€™s
  3. HIV Law in the 1990โ€™s
  4. HIV Law in the United States of America
  5. HIV Law in the Asia-Pacific Region

13 Human Rights, Stigma, Discrimination and HIV/AIDS

  1. HIV/AIDS: The Global Concern
  2. Human Rights
  3. Human Rights and its Significance with Regards to HIV/AIDS
  4. Stigma and Discrimination
  5. Confidentiality