http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/aids Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 03 May 2026 05:07:38 -0400 Sun, 03 May 2026 05:07:38 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1347/the-impact-of-medicaid-expansion-on-hiv-positive-men-and-women-in-the-southern-united-states By Sarah E. Rudasill - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 called upon states to expand Medicaid, a subsidized health insurance program, for individuals making up to effectively 138 percent of the federal poverty line. The rapidly growing HIV-positive community of the southern United States, a geographic region that has recently been named the new epicenter for HIV, is especially positioned to benefit from such an expansion. Projections of the number of HIV-positive individuals eligible for the Medicaid expansion reveal that a substantial proportion of the HIV-positive community will enjoy greater... Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:35 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1347/the-impact-of-medicaid-expansion-on-hiv-positive-men-and-women-in-the-southern-united-states http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1577/effects-of-cultural-factors-on-aids-epidemics-in-sub-saharan-african-countries-from-2005-2010 By Lee Walter - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has ravaged sub-Saharan Africa in the decades since its first recorded case. The disease has reached epidemic levels in many regions, with millions of new cases diagnosed each year. This paper examines the effects of several variables on the infection rates of AIDS in six African countries across six years and tests the hypothesis that widespread misconceptions surrounding AIDS, e.g. the misconceptions that AIDS can be cured by intercourse with a virgin and that AIDS can only be transmitted among homosexuals, affects AIDS rates more than other variables... Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1577/effects-of-cultural-factors-on-aids-epidemics-in-sub-saharan-african-countries-from-2005-2010 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1088/using-flow-cytometry-and-quantitative-real-time-pcr-to-investigate-the-role-of-il-1-in-t-cell-proliferation-and-hiv-1-reactivation By So Hee Moon - With the advent of antiretroviral therapy, suppressing the HIV-1 virus and stopping the progression of the disease are now possible. Even with long-term antiretroviral therapy, HIV reservoirs remain in individuals. These individuals experience an increase in inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-1β that results in the proliferation of CD4 T-cells. In this study, we explored the relationship between inflammatory cytokine-induced proliferation and reactivation. To assess this relationship, we investigated the role of a specific inflammatory cytokine, IL-1β. It was concluded from our... Fri, 01 May 2015 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1088/using-flow-cytometry-and-quantitative-real-time-pcr-to-investigate-the-role-of-il-1-in-t-cell-proliferation-and-hiv-1-reactivation http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/900/hiv-positive-youth-empowerment-in-swaziland-an-evaluation-of-the-social-stigma-surrounding-hiv By Sahil Aggarwal - UNAIDS reports the antenatal HIV prevalence rate—the prevalence of HIV in unborn children—to be approximately 38% in Swaziland, Africa (UNAIDS 2012), the highest rate in the world (Root 2010). Diagnosed through an HIV antibody test or virological analysis, clinical progression of HIV infection is often divided into four stages based on symptoms observed in children (Table 1) (World Health Organization 2007). Disease progression through the stages into AIDS or death is reduced through antiretroviral medications, which have shown long term reversals in the infection’s effects on... Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:57 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/900/hiv-positive-youth-empowerment-in-swaziland-an-evaluation-of-the-social-stigma-surrounding-hiv http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1622/the-hivaids-epidemic-in-the-deep-south By Andrew Menefee - This paper examines explanations for the current HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Deep South United States. The first set of explanations is categorized as social determinants of health and includes social and economic factors that influence public health care such as poverty rates, high school graduation rates, and existing health infrastructure in the region. The second set of explanations examines the influence of less visible barriers to health care, and includes studies related to shared communal narratives of conspiracy theories and stigma. The paper employs a quantitative analysis of social and... Thu, 31 May 2012 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1622/the-hivaids-epidemic-in-the-deep-south http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/406/britain-can-take-it-rethinking-british-morale-in-1940 By Craig Stewart-Hunter - The bombardment, or Blitz, of British cities by the Luftwaffe between September 1940 and May 1941, has been idolized and ‘mythologized’ in the popular memory and imagery as one of Britain’s finest moments of togetherness and national unity. The raids by the German Luftwaffe were mainly concentrated on British urban industrial cities and ports, killing approximately 66,000 civilians (amount killed by end of war through bombing)[3], from all walks of life. Clausewitz argued that the population's ‘involvement determined the intensity with which the war would be waged,&rsquo... Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:47 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/406/britain-can-take-it-rethinking-british-morale-in-1940 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/370/solving-health-issues-in-ethiopia-with-religion By Iulia O. Basu-Zharku - Ethiopia’s population of 76 million makes it the 3rd most populous African country.[1] The most numerous ethnicities are the Omoro (40% of the population), the Amhara and Tigre, who together constitute 32% of the Ethiopian population.[2] Out of the 76 million people, 61% are Christian (51% Orthodox), and 33% Muslim.[3] Another, more recent estimation, puts the number of Orthodox Christians at 71% of the population.[4] In the 4th century, Christianity was introduced, via Egypt, and accordingly, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is Coptic[5] in orientation (claiming that Jesus had only one divine... Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:05 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/370/solving-health-issues-in-ethiopia-with-religion http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/109/a-high-standard-of-living-brought-low-by-aids-in-south-africa By Erin L. Bacon - The traditional measure of progress is GNP, or gross national product.3However, in the past two decades, a general consensus has arisen that GNP does not paint a full picture of a country's well-being. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) instead has begun to index GNP to a purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP is intended to give a more accurate picture of the economic status of a nation, by accounting for differences in cost of living. In other words, “people in developing and transition economies are able to purchase a greater quantity of goods and services with a smaller amount of money... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:06 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/109/a-high-standard-of-living-brought-low-by-aids-in-south-africa http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1/controlling-and-preventing-hiv-in-southern-africa By Dustin R. Turin - Other populations throughout the globe maintain the highest rates of HIV prevalence in concentrated sub-population groups deemed “high-risk” for contracting the virus. These groups include men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users (IDU), and sex-workers. These high-risk population groups are the only populations out of Africa that have historically reached HIV infection rates comparable with those in Southern Africa. For instance, in 1990 HIV prevalence for IDU reached 50% in Bangkok, Thailand while in the United States, “57 percent of AIDS cases were infected through... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:20 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1/controlling-and-preventing-hiv-in-southern-africa