LEARNING JOURNAL

NCEA Level 3
Achievement Standard 90709
3.2 International Health Issue

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 Why use a learning journal?
This learning journal will help you understand the unit of work being
studied, and will help you retain important facts for the assessment (it
will help determine what kinds of questions you need to clarify to fully
comprehend the unit).

Although your teacher will ask to view the journal as it will be

assessed, it is for your benefit. You should fill it out after each class
(as soon as possible as this is the best time to remember!)

(Recommend the insertion of a world map showing HIV/AIDS rates – source from
UNAIDS website or WHO website)

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Things I have learnt from this lesson …

What is the difference between HIV and AIDS

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How is it transmitted? List all of the ways that you can think of…
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Can you tell if someone is HIV positive? Why? Why not?

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Why can’t HIV be treated with antibiotics?

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Name some of the symptoms that someone may experience if they are
HIV…

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The total number of people in the world with HIV/AIDS is_____times

greater than the population of New Zealand.

A person with HIV may look and feel healthy for years after they
contract the virus – why is this scary?
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For those of you

wondering what the Insert diagram of HIV – can
Human Immunodeficiency obtain off website
Virus looks like: www.howstuffworks.com

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Reflection: All About Eve
After watching the ‘All About Eve video’ – Please write a full paragraph about
your feelings while watching it and afterwards.

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picture of
African child

In what ways can children contract HIV?

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List the countries where there is a high prevalence of HIV, a moderate level,
and a low level of prevalence.

High
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Moderate
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What are some of the lifestyle factors that can affect the life
expectancy of someone who’s contracted HIV?
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Some people who contract HIV are risk takers? What sort of
things could they be doing that would increase their chances of
contracting the virus?
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Read the statements/definitions below and link them to the
correct meaning by drawing a line.

PANDEMIC 15,000 PEOPLE INFECTED

WITH HIV/AIDS (APPROX)

HIV PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT

AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT
OF DISEASE

NZ A SYNDROME OF DISEASE
THAT A PERSON ACQUIRES
ONCE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM
HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY THE
HIV VIRUS

PROPHYLAXIS AN OUTBREAK OF DISEASE

IN A PARTICULAR AREA

EPIDEMIC A VIRUS THAT PEOPLE

CAN BECOME INFECTED WITH

OPPORTUNISTIC A WIDESPREAD CONTAGIOUS

INFECTIONS DISEASE CROSSING
GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDRIES

AIDS OVER 29 MILLION PEOPLE

INFECTED WITH HIV OR AIDS

SUB-SAHARAN SEVERE INFECTIONS WHICH

AFRICA RESULT FROM A DEPRESSED
IMMUNE SYSTEM
Why are Sub-Saharan African countries affected so much more
than other countries? Think about the socio-ecological
perspective.
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Identify and explain the following factors (determinants) that
influence the spread of HIV in Africa. Be sure to write
complete paragraphs.

Lack of medical resources

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Cultural Attitudes (about gender & sexuality)

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Religious Beliefs
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Economic Issues (including exploitation by Western countries with

Free Trade Agreements, shrinkage of rural incomes, migration and
urbanization, mobility and the economic recession)
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When considering the economic determinants of HIV/AIDS,

because many poor countries are indebted to wealthy nations,
what sort of impact does this have on social services and the
medical treatment of HIV/AIDS?

Availability of medicine…
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Access to contraception…
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Access to good food and water…

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HIV/AIDS compounds problems that many poor countries face.
It attacks the most productive age group of people. In the
spaces below write down all the implications for the following
areas affected:

Agriculture…
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Food production…
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Family income, support/functioning…
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Social services…
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 This graph is for your
information, so that you can
understand what an impact this
Insert graph diagram virus/disease is having on young
of HIV/AIDS orphans people. Many children look after
themselves and will also
in Africa – obtain contract HIV, or may have been
from WHO or born with it. The problem is so
UNAIDS huge and it is going to
completely devastate some
countries unless they introduce
more education programmes and
treatments for their people.

Considering the determinants that

affect the spread of HIV/AIDS, what
recommendations could be made to
counteract the implications (effects) of
AIDS in Africa? Be sure to indicate who
you would make the recommendations
to and specify the strategies you think
they should adopt. GIVE EVIDENCE
AND REFERENCES FOR YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS!
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group)

Recommendation 1:
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Supporting evidence:
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Recommendation 2:
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Supporting evidence:
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Report to _____________________________________________ (person or
group)

Recommendation 1:
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Supporting evidence:
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Recommendation 2:
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Supporting evidence:
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Issue:
Self sticks in your mind? Please summarise what you have
personally got out of this learning journal? What things
did you not find interesting or useful?
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