Thesis+Based+Research+Assignment

Alex Allen                                                                                                      10/14/08 Thesis based research

Introduction: I went down this path because I have a strong passion about this topic because of my fathers passing, gathering this information gives me answers to my question I might have about his disease.

How can awareness of Aids prevent the United States from an eidemic?

What things have been proven not to be effected and what would be more effected ways to get people aware of this disease.

Research: A. "Teaching aids in schools." Avert. 14 Feb. 2008. 25 Sept. 2008 . This website provided me with a lot of views on teaching education in school. It gave me supporting information on why aids should be thought in school. 1. Schools are an excellent point of contact for young people- almost all young people attend school for some part of their childhood. (1) 2. the principal reason that AIDS education in schools is so important is that all over the world, a huge amount of young people still become infected.(2) 3. AIDS education for young people is a crucial weapon in the HIV- prevention arsenal, young people are the main people targeted. (6) 4.” If I wouldn’t have learned about all STD’s that I could get from being sexually active I might not be a virgin right now.” Erika (1) 5. Most young people become sexually active in their teens, and by this time occurs they need to know how to prevent themselves from becoming infected with AIDS. (1)

B. De Boer, Bonita. "HIV prevention in America." avert. 8 Sept. 2008. 13 Oct. 2008 . Gives information about how HIV and aids can be prevented and what America is doing to try to help people prevent it. 1.the CDC’s focus on reducing the number of new infections, increasing knowledge of HIV status and promoting linkages to cure, treatment, and prevention services. 2. with an estimated 56,000 new infections in America each year. 3. Some stores lock the condoms in glass cabinets to prevent theft, but having to call over as assistant to access the condoms may make customers feel embarrassed and reluctant to buy them. 4. AIDS is a vital part of HIV prevention, without knowledge of what HIV is, how it is transmitted, and how transmission can be prevented. 5. Taking antiretroviral drugs and avoiding breast feeding can reduce the chance of a mother passing HIV to her baby.

C. De boar, Bonita, and Gemma Spink. "HIV and aids in America." avert. 3 Sept. 2008. 25 Sept. 2008 . This website gives me statistics HIV and aids in America. This information will help me with my paper when I compare then to Africa. 1. AIDS continues to directly affect thousands of gay and bisexual men. It also affects injecting drug users, heterosexuals, African American, and Hispanics. 2. CDC has estimated that 31% of people fail to go back to public sites to obtain their results. 3. By June 2204 there were 1,629 people were waiting for AIDS drugs in 11 states. These waiting lists were not fully cleared until September 2008. 4. Cash shortages are particularly server in southern states where the epidemic is newer. 5. Over 17,000 people died from AIDS in 2005, nut still AIDS is seen as an overseas of an African problem, rather than something that directly affects American citizens.

D. Berry, Steve. "Aids education and young people." avert. 19 Sept. 2008. 13 Oct. 2008 . This site gave facts on why aids education for young people an issue and different approaches you can take to teach aids education in schools. 1. Young people are often particularly vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases. 2. More then 6,000 young people are infected everyday. 3. The problem is that any subject that concerns sex between young people tends to seem moralistic perspective. 4.”I did not go to school and learn about the civil and decide to start a civil war, nor would I have had sex because a class in school.” 5. AIDS education shouldn’t ever include a moral judgment- it is one thing to teach young people that promiscuous sex and intravenous drug use are unsafe, another thing to teach them that these things are morally wrong.

E. Noble, Rob. avert. 12 Sept. 2008. 13 Oct. 2008 . statistics about people living with AIDS in the United States. 1. At the end of 2006, CDC estimated that 448,871 people were living with AIDS. (1) 2. 77% of people with AIDS are men. (1) 3. An estimated 1,014,797 people have been diagnosed with AIDS in America. (2) 4. 1% among infections is among children under the age of 13. (3) 5. An estimated 565,927 people with AIDS have died in the Untied States.

F. Kanabus, Annabel, and Jenni Fredriksson-bass. avert. 30 July 2008. 13 Oct. 2008 . Gives information on different countries in Africa are affected. How there are trends in Africa epidemic. 1.23.5 Million people in Africa were living with HIV at the end of 2007. (1) 2. More then eleven million children have been orphaned by AIDS. (1) 3. In most countries many more condoms are still needed. In Uganda between 120 and 150 million condoms are needed annually, but less then 40 million were provided in 2005. (3) 4. Average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is now 47; it was with out AIDS epidemic 62. (3) 5. The vast majority of people living with AIDS in Africa is between 15-49. (3)

G. Noble, Rob. "Aids & HIV in Africa." avert. 6 Oct. 2008. 13 Oct. 2008 . Information on how aids break out is different from other. 1. The highest HIV breakouts are found in southern Africa. (2) 2. It seems most likely that Africa is where the transfer of HIV to humans first occurred.(3) 3. Only 10% of people have taken the HIV test in the last 12 months in Africa. (4) 4. Half of what is needed in Africa to prevent Aids was donated in 2007. (7) 5. Around 2 million children were living with AIDS is Sub-Saharan Africa at the end of 2007. (4)

H. Kurland, Morton. “Aids: Facts & Fears.” Book. 1988. The Rosen publishing group. 1. Immune deficient means that the system in our bodies that protect us from diseases are deficient or not working well. (1) 2. There is no cure for AIDS or HIV. (4) 3. You can only get AIDS if there were a cut in ones mouth. (69) 4. You can get sex from oral sex. (73) 5. AIDS can be transmitted by same sex intercourse. Thesis-

I believe I have a steady stance, I fell more comfortable with this topic and I believe that awareness and sex education should be mandatory as well as testing in schools and work places.

Thesis: The United States can prevent an epidemic by awareness, prevention, and mandatory testing.

1. Why there should be AIDS awareness A1, B2, B4, h1-4 2. Prevention is truly the only way to be sexual active and stay HIV free. B3, G4, G3, F3 3. Mandatory testing is a true way to get everyone to get tested. G3, E3, 4. Education in schools in the most effective ways. A 1-4, D 1-4, E4, 5. The Epidemic in Africa Compared to the United States. G1-4, F1-4,C 1-4

Process reflection •	I learned that there is a lot of different information out there about my topic. There is a lot of  support for my thesis and that will help me with my paper. •	Truly evaluating my papers and making sure they were factual and useful. •	I need to improve on picking the more important details to the stories. •	I knew most of the statistics, I didn’t know the number of people infected in Africa and that totally surprised me.

Connections My finding gave me support for my thesis and gave me fact that I could use in my paper. It will give me more information so I can research things relevant to the fact and information gathered.