EDUCATION ON HEALTH PROMOTION

Education on Health Promotion (A Research Proposal

Introduction

AIDS began to appear among intravenous drug users . In a few years , over 15 percent of all cases came from this group , which is getting larger In some places , half of all intravenous drug users have the AIDS virus Thus , Science magazine stated : The great majority of Americans infected today are either homosexual men or intravenous drug users (Modeste , 2004 , 34 ) In San Francisco , 50 percent or more of homosexual men have the AIDS virus . The city 's homosexual community is being devastated

by AIDS deaths . A long-term study of homosexual men there showed that of those diagnosed as having the AIDS virus seven years ago , 78 percent had either full-blown AIDS , earlier symptoms of it , or some immune impairment . And while the rate of new cases among homosexuals has decreased , there is little that can be done for those already infected . Regarding Haiti , the Los Angeles Times noted : New data suggests that the AIDS virus was introduced into the Caribbean primarily by homosexual contact between islanders and Americans (Wurzbach , 2003 , 43

Tragically , however , staggering numbers of innocent people are being infected with the AIDS virus , and in several ways . For example , many faithful marriage partners , through no fault of their own , are contracting AIDS through sexual intimacy with their infected mate . Then too , especially in some areas , an alarming percentage of babies are acquiring the AIDS virus from infected mothers , making the newborn baby with AIDS one of the most tragic of victims . Also , medical personnel and others have acquired the disease because of accidents when they were handling tainted blood . This is the main reason why the development of ways by which patients suffering from AIDS could be helped in surviving the challenges of their health is an essential part of medical and psychological development for easing the pain of those afflicted by the said illness

The Problem Statement

During an 18 month period , the researcher will design , implement and evaluate an HIV /AIDS health promotion program for inpatients in a non-profit hospital located in Los Angeles California . Through this particular aim , the researcher also plans to deal with two different significant questions along the way . The said questions are as follows

Does the age of person with HIV /AIDS influence one 's health

Does the length of infection with the disease influence the level of education they would obtain

With these questions in mind , the researcher further plans to present the possibilities by which education about the illness would naturally help the in patients of AIDS /HIV to cope up with the health struggles that they need to face during medication . Given the fact that HIV /AIDS do not have certain efficient medication yet , the capability of the patients to understand the situation that they are in should make it easier for them to instantly cope up with the problems that are related with their health . Most probably , the assessments that are further planned to be presented in this...