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close this bookAids Home Care Handbook (WHO, 1993, 178 p.)
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close this folderPart I: Teaching Guide
close this folderChapter One: Teaching people with AIDS and their families
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close this folderChapter Two: From HIV to AIDS
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View the documentA story: Yulia and Mukasa
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close this folderWhat are HIV and AIDS?
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View the documentBox 1: Ways in which HIV is transmitted
close this folderHow can you avoid AIDS?
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close this folderHow do you use condoms to prevent pregnancy and HIV transmission?
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close this folderChapter Three: Living positively with AIDS
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View the documentThe next part of the story: Yulia and Yokaana
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View the documentPreventing HIV transmission in the home
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close this folderChapter Four: Care of the dying
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View the documentThe last part of the story: Yulia's legacy
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close this folderChapter Five: Management of the common symptoms of AIDS in the home
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View the documentFever
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close this folderChapter Six: Conditions that need special attention in people with HIV infection
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close this folderChapter Seven: General guide on the use of medicines
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close this folderAnnexes
View the documentAnnex One: Resource List
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