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Based on the arrest record, women are still being utilized by the syndicates in drug activities because of their vulnerability and ability to avoid suspicion and detection.
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PROFILE OF A FILIPINO DRUG USER Mean Age: Age Bracket: Drug of Choice: Sex Ratio: Civil Status: Employment Status: Educational Attainment: 31 y/o 22-29 y/o Shabu and Marijuana 9:1 Single (53%) 21% are unemployed 58% underemployed 52% High School Level 29% College Education
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ROLES OF YOUTH an ounce of prevention is better than pound of cure Primary prevention is less expensive than cure Primary prevention is the first line of defense Primary prevention can take place in the community The success rate of treatment is low. QUEZON CITY CHAPTER
increase knowledge and awareness change values, attitudes and beliefs. it is important as it provides the facts.
I Information
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A Alternative Activities
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young people in need should be directed toward appropriate available resources, such as social services, educational and health facilities.
R Resources
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F Family
L Local Community
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O Orienting Services
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Global Summary of AIDS Epidemic 2010 No. of people living with HIV Total: 34.0 million (31.6 M 35.2 M) People newly infected with HIV in 2010 Total: 2.7 million (2.4 M 2.9 M) AIDS deaths in 2010 Total: 1.8 million (1.6 M 1.9 M) QUEZON CITY CHAPTER
Adolescents, young people & HIV 1.6 billion people aged 12 24 years old. In 2010, 42% of new HIV infections in people aged 15 24. Nearly 80% (4 million) live in Sub saharan Africa.
Adolescents, young people & HIV Young women aged 15 24 have HIV infection rates twice as high in men. Over 7,000 new infections a day. About 97% are in low and middle income countries.
WHAT IS HIV?
HIV Definition
H Human I Immunodeficiency
V Virus
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HIV Definition it infects and affects only HUMAN BEINGS. It destroys the bodys ability to fight off diseases. This renders the immune system defenseless and vulnerable to all forms of infections.
Theories regarding HIV / AIDS Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) from chimpanzee most likely mutated in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to cause AIDS. The Hunter Theory: It is said that the virus (SIV) was transferred to humans as a result of chimps being killed and eaten or their blood getting into cuts or wounds on the hunter. SIV on a few occasions adapted itself within its new human host and become HIV. QUEZON CITY CHAPTER
Theories regarding HIV / AIDS The Oral Polio Vaccine Theory: In this it is said that the virus was transmitted via various medical experiments (iatrogenically) especially through the polio vaccines.
The Contaminated Needle Theory: African healthcare professionals were using one single syringe to inject multiple patients without any sterilization in between.
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WHAT IS AIDS?
AIDS Definition AIDS is the name of a disease caused by a virus that breaks down the bodys immune system and leads to fatal infection and later causes death to people. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. QUEZON CITY CHAPTER
Mode of Transmission
Mode of Transmission
Mode of Transmission
Breastmilk
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PLHIV looks like? In the early stages, immune deficiency may not cause any symptoms (known as the asymptomatic stage). Symptoms eventually develop are related to the disease or infection that attacks the body because of the failure of the immune system to protect the body
Symptoms
Extreme tiredness Unexplained and continued fever and night sweats Loss of appetite Unexplained difficulty of sleeping Unexplained weight loss which is not due to any voluntary actions (e.g dieting, physical activities) Swollen glands around the neck, armpits or groins ( known as the swollen lymphnodes)
Progression of HIV
After few years, mild weight loss, mouth ulcers, itching, skin disease
Treatment related to HIV & AIDS NO CURE has yet been found for AIDS However, primary therapy for HIV infection includes three different types of antiretroviral agents. QUEZON CITY CHAPTER
TAKE NOTE that the use of these treatments is not to cure the HIV/ AIDS rather to slow down the progression of the virus.
A - Abstinence
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B Be Faithful
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E Education
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H Healthy Lifestyle
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STIGMA
This refers to the way individual or groups feel when they experience judgments, ridicule, isolation and blame among others on the basis of their HIV status. It is a result of discrediting individuals in the eye of others.
STIGMA
Stigma can lead to depression, withdrawal and feeling of worthless. Naming names or calling them names Denying them of their opportunities and rights Not giving them care and support Harassing
DISCRIMINATION
This is when individuals or groups are being treated unfairly. It occurs when a distinction is made against a person thats results in his or her being treated unfairly and unjustly on the basis of their belonging, or perceived to belong to a particular group.
DISCRIMINATION
People with (or believe to have) HIV/AIDS have been:
Segregate in schools and hospitals Refused employment Denied to right to marry Denied for VISAS or entry permission Rejected by their communities KILLED
behavioral change.
E Educate the
youth according to their needs.
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AS BUYERS
Sharing syringes and needles when injecting drugs is the easiest way of getting HIV. Infected drug injectors can introduce the virus into the sex trade into ways: as BUYERS & SELLERS.
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