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Analysis Of Anti-Retroviral Procurement For Hiv-Affected Countries From Fiscal Years 2012 To 2014, Dejene' Marshall

Public Health Capstone Projects

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

In 2015, the World Health Organization expanded eligibility for anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to all individuals affected with HIV, regardless of CD4 count. Although, anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) are essential to HIV/AIDS treatment and therapy, ARVs may also pose a financial burden on low-income countries affected by a high prevalence of HIV. Programs funded by global donor organizations such as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) may provide assistance to these HIV-affected populations through the procurement of ARVs. The objective of this analysis was to determine total ARV expenditures for SCMS participating countries from fiscal years 2012 to …

A Grant Proposal To Fund Prevention Education For Teen Pregnancy, Hiv, And Other Sexually Transmitted Infections In Targeted High Schools In Gwinnett County, Georgia, Connie Lynn Russell

Public Health Capstone Projects

INTRODUCTION: This capstone project is a grant proposal to provide prevention services to adolescents using a comprehensive risk reduction approach modeled after the federal Personal Responsibility Education Program that supports abstinence and also provides medically accurate information regarding the use of birth control and condoms for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.

NEED: Teen births result in poorer outcomes for babies and mothers and have a negative impact on our economy. There are disparities in teen birth rates among racial and ethnic population groups, with young Hispanic and black girls having rates that are three to …