?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F30353%2F&rft.title=HIV+policy%3A+a+comparative+study+of+Mozambique+and+the+United+States&rft.creator=Morsillo%2C+TaylorDaphne&rft.description=This+thesis+compares+two+countries%E2%80%99+policies+regarding+HIV%2FAIDS.+The+sub-Saharan+country+of+Mozambique+and+the+United+States+of+America+(U.S.)+are+two+different+countries.+Each+has+diverse+historical+backgrounds+and+cultural+influences+that+have+created+and+shaped+how+HIV%2FAIDS+policies+are+implemented.+HIV%2FAIDS+is+a+borderless+public+health+issue+that+affects+both+developed+and+developing+nations.+In+this+thesis+domestic+policies+of+each+country+are+compared+to+determine+an+appropriate+policy+response+to+HIV%2FAIDS.+%0D%0AThe+health+policy+structure+of+Mozambique+stems+directly+from+the+national+level+and+is+disseminated+to+the+provincial+and+district+levels.+This+unified+structure+promotes+a+singular+message+about+HIV%2FAIDS%2C+the+need+for+prevention+efforts%2C+scaled-up+treatment+and+continued+care+of+HIV-positive+persons.+However%2C+due+to+the+lack+of+subnational+autonomy%2C+there+is+little+to+no+policy+diversification+for+specific+population+groups.+Additionally%2C+infrastructure+instabilities%2C+gender+related+issues%2C+educational+inequalities+and+continued+stigma+surrounding+HIV%2FAIDS+affect+the+care+and+treatment+of+some+sub-groups+within+the+population.+%0D%0AAt+the+federal+level+in+United+States%2C+the+Office+of+National+AIDS+Policy+(ONAP)+creates+frameworks+like+the+National+HIV%2FAIDS+Strategy.+However%2C+in+order+to+be+implemented+and+be+effective%2C+federal+agencies%2C+state%2C+territorial%2C+tribal+and+local+governments+must+collaborate.+This+large+space+for+interpretation+of+the+policy+by+elected+officials+creates+unique+barriers+to+policy+implementation.+The+devolved+structure+of+health+care+in+the+United+States+allows+each+state+to+have+a+different+policy+approach+to+combatting+the+virus%2C+while+receiving+differing+amounts+of+federal+funding.+%0D%0AAnyone+can+contract+HIV%2C+and+while+populations+are+affected+by+the+disease+in+one+way+or+another%2C+some+groups+are+more+vulnerable+than+others.+The+sub-populations+most+at+risk+for+HIV+transmission+are+those+most+often+stigmatized+and+discriminated+against+globally.+In+order+to+create+positive+future+change+it+is+necessary+to+modify+viewpoints+surrounding+the+virus.&rft.date=2017-02-24&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F30353%2F1%2FMorsillo_TD_mph_12_2016.pdf&rft.identifier=++Morsillo%2C+TaylorDaphne++(2017)+HIV+policy%3A+a+comparative+study+of+Mozambique+and+the+United+States.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++