ISBN:
9781137009944
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XIV, 274 S.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Paralleltitel:
Print version Vulnerabilities, Impacts, and Responses to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Schlagwort(e):
Social sciences
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Anthropology
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Sociology
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Social structure
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Social inequality
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Social medicine
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Economic development
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Poverty
Kurzfassung:
This book examines HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, impacts and responses in the socioeconomic and cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa. With contributions from social scientists and public health experts, the volume identifies gender inequality and poverty as the main causes of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa
Kurzfassung:
This book examines HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, impacts and responses in the socioeconomic and cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa. With contributions from social scientists and public health experts, the volume identifies gender inequality and poverty as the main causes of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Woldekidan Amde, University of Western Cape, South Africa Tekalign Ayalew, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Sebsib Belay, Indira Gandhi National Open University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ayalew Gebre, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Damen Haile Mariam, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Charles Hongoro, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Anne Khasakhala, University of Nairobi, Kenya Helmut Kloos, University of California, USA Getnet Tadele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Damtew Yirgu, Ministry of Agriculture in Arsi Region, Ethiopia
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""List of Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Part I: Contextualizing HIV/AIDS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Contextualizing HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Link with Tradition, Religion, and Culture""; ""3 Gender Inequalities, Power Relations, and HIV/AIDS: Exploring the Interface""; ""4 Youth Sexuality and HIV/AIDS: Issues and Contentions""; ""5 Food Insecurity, Poverty, and HIV/AIDS""; ""Part II: Impacts and Responses to HIV/AIDS""
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""6 Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Impacts of HIV/AIDS and Responses at Different Levels of Society""""7 HIV/AIDS and the Mining and Commercial Agricultural Sectors in Southern Africa""; ""8 Access to Treatment, Care, Support, and Prevention Services""; ""9 Care and Support for AIDS Orphans""; ""10 Mainstreaming HIV Interventions into Education Systems""; ""11 Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs""; ""12 Ethical Issues in HIV/AIDS Biomedical Research""; ""13 Conclusion""; ""Index""
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1057/9781137009951
URN:
10.1057/9781137009951
URL:
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