In Regard to Setting Up Behavioural-Change Programmes That Address the HIV/AIDS

question 6

Multiple Choice

In regard to setting up behavioural-change programmes that address the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which of the following is an accurate statement?

• A)The same kinds of programmes can be set up for both females and males.
• B)Women and men need different types of programme because their risk factors are different.
• C)Women are not acquiring HIV/AIDS as quickly as men are.
• D)Media attention and even research has focused on women with AIDS and largely ignored men.

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Definitions:

First Messenger

Chemical signal, such as a peptide hormone, that binds to a plasma membrane receptor protein and alters the metabolism of a cell because a second messenger is activated.

Second Messenger

Chemical signal, such as cyclic AMP, that causes the cell to respond to the first messenger—a hormone bound to a plasma membrane receptor protein.

Peptide Hormone

Type of hormone that is a protein, a peptide, a glycoprotein, or is derived from an amino acid.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain that controls a variety of functions including temperature regulation, hunger, and thirst, as well as hormones.