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Using the Principles of Primary Health Care to Protect and Promote Human Immunodeficiency

   

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DISCUSS HOW COMMUNITY NURSES CAN USETHE PRINCIPLES OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARETO PROTECT AND PROMOTE HEALTH FORPEOPLE AT RISK OF EXPOSURE TO HIV
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTIONHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that damages the immune system. Thisis sexually transmitted infection that spreads through infected blood or can be caused frommother to child during pregnancy (HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMMES OVERVIEW, 2019). Itdamage the immune system and individual becomes unable to fight the organism that leads todisease. The present report is based on to define the impact of HIV on individuals, families andcommunity in Australia. Furthermore, assignment will lay emphasise on principles of primaryhealth care to protect and promote people at risk of exposure to HIV. Lastly, intervention willdefine by community nurses to protect and promote health for this vulnerable population. MAIN BODY Theme 1: Impact of HIV on individuals, families and community in Australia. HIV attacks a specific type of immune system cell in the body. It is called as CD4 helpercell or T cell. As per the view of Prodan‐Bhalla and Browne, (2019) stated that this disease hascaused demographic imbalance due to illness and death of maximum people in their productiveyears. Thus, its resulting economic and social disaster for families and communities. In contraryto DeMarco and Healey-Walsh, (2019) stated that life expectancy of Australian living with HIVhas steadily increasing and approaching general population. According to the view of Sharda,Daniel and White, (2019) stated that chronic illness can change family roles that causing anger orguilt. The HIV has revel aspects of person behaviour that results in feeling of guilt, blame thatleads to the relationship breakdown. Thus, Butts and Rich, (2019) stated that HIV is not spreadthrough everyday contact. Individual with HIV are not dangerous to the individuals they live athome or in community with whom they have ordinary and non sexual contact. As per the research this has been identified that HIV infection rate within the indigenouscommunity has been enhanced by 41% between the years as 2013 to 2016. In contrary tostated that Aboriginal communities experiencing range of health disparities and this has profoundimpact on life of individuals that has heightened risk of HIV. As per the view of Butts and Rich,(2019) stated that Injecting drug use is enhancing among the Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander people that is inclusive among the significant sub-population of people who resides inprison. Men and women in remote communities are significantly higher risk of acquiring HIVsexually and also faces the long term health problems. Impact of HIV is high in this area as the1
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