The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Sector: National Survey of Health Personnel, Ambulatory and Hospitalised Patients and Health Facilities, 2002This series of studies provides answers to three broad questions -- "To what extent does HIV/AIDS affect the health system in South Africa?", "What aspects or subsystems are most affected?", and "How will the impact progress over time?" Health personnel and ambulatory and hospitalised patients across the nine provinces of South Africa were surveyed. Specific questions addressed issues such as loss of staff due to illness, absenteeism, low staff morale, and increased patient load. Taking into account the anticipated increase in patient load in the public and private sector health facilities in South Africa, the study makes recommendations not only for managing the HIV/AIDS case load, but also for the care and services provided to people with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. |
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Page 144 - II) 1. candidiasis of the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, or lungs 2. cryptococcosis, extrapulmonary 3. cryptosporidiosis with diarrhea persisting >1 month 4. cytomegalovirus disease of an organ other than liver, spleen, or lymph nodes in a patient >1 month of age 5. herpes simplex virus infection causing a mucocutaneous ulcer that persists longer than 1 month; or bronchitis, pneumonitis, or esophagitis for any duration affecting a patient >1 month of age 6.
Page 146 - ... weight loss or cachexia, with diarrhoea or fever, or both, intermittent or constant, for at least 1 month, not known to be due to a condition unrelated to HIV infection • Cryptococcal meningitis • Pulmonary...
Page 144 - ... <13 years of age: septicemia, pneumonia, meningitis, bone or joint infection, or abscess of an internal organ or body cavity (excluding otitis media or superficial skin or mucosal abscesses), caused by Haemophilus, Streptococcus (including pneumococcus), or other pyogenic bacteria 2.
Page 144 - Isosporiasis with diarrhea persisting > 1 month • Kaposi's sarcoma at any age • Lymphoma of the brain (primary) at any age • Other non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B-cell or unknown immunologic phenotype and the following histologic types...
Page 45 - The specificity of the test is defined as the ability of the test to identify correctly those who do not have the disease.
Page 1 - South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world.
Page 120 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease resulting in malignant neoplasms; • B22 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease resulting in other specified diseases; • B23 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease resulting in other conditions; • B24 Unspecified human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease.