 | Aids Home Care Handbook (WHO, 1993, 178 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | Preface |
|  | Introduction |
| | Who can use this handbook? |
| | What is home care? |
| | How can you use this handbook? |
| | Part I: Teaching Guide |
| | Chapter One: Teaching people with AIDS and their families |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Whom should you teach? |
| | Why is teaching important? |
| | Stories about teaching |
| | What is teaching? |
| | What are the benefits of teaching? |
| | What should you teach? |
| | How should you teach? |
| | More stories about teaching |
| | Chapter Two: From HIV to AIDS |
| | (introduction...) |
| | A story: Yulia and Mukasa |
| | Teaching notes on HIV and AIDS |
| | What are HIV and AIDS? |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Box 1: Ways in which HIV is transmitted |
| | How can you avoid AIDS? |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Box 2: What is ''safer sex''? |
| | How do you use condoms to prevent pregnancy and HIV transmission? |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Box 3: How to use a condom |
| | Box 4: HIV Testing |
| | Box 5: Ways in which HIV is not transmitted |
| | Chapter Three: Living positively with AIDS |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The next part of the story: Yulia and Yokaana |
| | Teaching notes about living positively with AIDS |
| | Responses to AIDS |
| | What is counselling? |
| | Preventing HIV transmission in the home |
| | Avoiding other infections |
| | Avoiding malaria |
| | Special issues concerning children with AIDS |
| | General rules on caring for a child with HIV infection or AIDS |
| | Chapter Four: Care of the dying |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The last part of the story: Yulia's legacy |
| | Teaching notes care dying |
| | Part II: Reference Guide |
| | Chapter Five: Management of the common symptoms of AIDS in the home |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Fever |
| | Diarrhoea |
| | Skin Problems |
| | Mouth and throat problems |
| | Coughing and difficulty in breathing |
| | Genital problems |
| | Nutrition problems |
| | Nausea and vomiting |
| | Anxiety and depression |
| | Pain |
| | Tiredness and weakness |
| | Mental confusion and dementia |
| | Chapter Six: Conditions that need special attention in people with HIV infection |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Tuberculosis |
| | Pregnancy and birth |
| | Chapter Seven: General guide on the use of medicines |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Teaching notes on the use of medicines |
| | Medicines commonly used to treat symptoms in people with AIDS |
| | Annexes |
| | Annex One: Resource List |
| | Annex Two: Pictures for Teaching |
Annex Two: Pictures for Teaching
The story of Yulia and Mukasa that was presented earlier in the book shows how HIV comes into a family, and what happens over several years. The characters are shown in pictures to make it more interesting. These pictures are reproduced in the following section for use during teaching.
The original TASO story, from which this version has been adapted, used symbols to help explain the processes of HIV infection, HIV transmission and development of AIDS-related conditions - using circles for HIV infection, squares for HIV antibodies and triangles for HIV-related symptoms. If you feel this makes the story easier to explain to others, you can add these symbols to the pictures in the following section. Other possibilities are to colour the clothing in some way or try to draw what is happening inside the body but cannot be seen on the outside.
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AIDS is a chronic disease lasting months or years, and during this time the person with AIDS may move between home and hospital several times. Much of the care of those with AIDS therefore occurs in the home. Home care relies on two strengths - the family and the community. The aim of the AIDS HOME CARE HANDBOOK is to enable health care workers to help individuals, families and communities to manage AIDS - related problems and confidence in their ability to provide safe and compassionate AIDS care at home.
Part I of the handbook is an illustrated teaching guide that helps health care workers give important advice about HIV and AIDS. Part II is a reference guide containing detailed information about common AIDS-related problems and possible causes, what can be done at home to alleviate these problems, and when to seek further help.
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