Background: Women and girls continue to be disproportionally affected by HIV in sub- Sahara Africa. In Zambia for instance, the epidemic now has taken a ‘female face’ with the prevalence rate of 14.3% among women aged between 15 – 49 years (UNAIDS, 2007). Gender Based Violence (GBV) and...
Download PDF ↓Statement of the problem: Both the medical and psychological literature has indicated that stress impacts people’s wellbeing. HIV positive individuals are among the most heavily stressed people. Stress comes from various sources such as relationships, lack of acceptance by family and friends, as...
Download PDF ↓Aims: Nutrition is an important aspect of life. It has been established in literature that there exists a relationship between nutritional status (either good or poor) and cognitive functioning. Most of the studies in literature are focused on children and adults. Most studies have reported that...
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