Treatment training for advocates: a manual

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3rd English edition (November 2007) – notes and explanation

Contents

1 Immune system and CD4 count
2 Virology, HIV and viral load
3 Introduction to anti-retrovirals (ARVs)
4 Side effects of ARVs
5 Opportunistic infections and coinfections
6 HIV and pregnancy
7 Drug users and HIV
8 How to read science

• Full section index
• Glossary
• PDFs and PowerPoints

Learning resources

WHO classification system for HIV infection – AIDS-defining infections for CDC clinical categories – Opportunistic infections by disease type – ARV drugs and doses – TB drugs – PowerPoint slide sets – Worksheets – Related websites – Glossary – PDF versions.

Questions

Section questions and answer sheets.

About this manual

• Advocate notes
• Trainer notes
• Manual help

This training manual Treatment training for advocates has eight modules that include questions and evaluation. It starts from the basics and covers:

• CD4 count, viral load and other monitoring tests
• Combination therapy and side effects
• The main opportunistic infections and coinfections
• Pregnancy and ARV treatment
• Injecting drug users and ARV treatment
• How to read science

This manual was developed by HIV i-Base.

• Authors and acknowledgements
• Copyright policy

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