Aids And Hiv In Perspective

Author : B. D. Schoub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521627664

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AIDS and HIV in Perspective by B. D. Schoub Pdf

This new edition of Dr. Schoub's informative and lucid account brings the reader up to date on the current understanding of the natural history of HIV infection, new approaches to management of infection and disease, and improvements in diagnostic capabilities. This book, aimed at the general reader, bridges the gap between specialist science literature and basic educational material available to the general public. Helpful and informative diagrams are adeptly utilized to explain the basic biology of the HIV virus and the immune system that it so lethally undermines. As well as exploring the complex social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding infection, Schoub looks ahead to the prospects for a vaccine. This volume is a valuable handbook for all those in search of a better understanding of HIV infection and its consequences.

Author : Pranee Liamputtong
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400758872

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Women, Motherhood and Living with HIV/AIDS by Pranee Liamputtong Pdf

There are about 34 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS. Half are women. There has been a dramatic global increase in the rates of women living with HIV/AIDS. Among young women, especially in developing countries, infection rates are rapidly increasing. Many of these women are also mothers with young infants. When a woman is labeled as having HIV, she is treated with suspicion and her morality is being questioned. Previous research has suggested that women living with HIV/AIDS can be affected by delay in diagnosis, inferior access to health care services, internalized stigma and a poor utilization of health services. This makes it extremely difficult for women to take care of their own health needs. Women are also reluctant to disclose their HIV-positive status as they fear this may result in physical feelings of shame, social ostracism, violence, or expulsion from home. Women living with HIV/AIDS who are also mothers carry a particularly heavy burden of being HIV-infected. This unique book attempts to put together results from empirical research and focuses on issues relevant to women, motherhood and living with HIV/AIDS which have occurred to individual women in different parts of the globe. The book comprises chapters written by researchers who carry out their projects in different parts of the world, and each chapter contains empirical information based on real life situations. This can be used as evidence for health care providers to implement socially and culturally appropriate services to assist individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS in many societies. The book is of interest to scholars and students in the domains of anthropology, sociology, social work, nursing, public health & medicine and health professionals who have a specific interest in issues concerning women who are mothers and living with HIV/AIDS from cross-cultural perspective.

Author : Pranee Liamputtong
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400763241

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Stigma, Discrimination and Living with HIV/AIDS by Pranee Liamputtong Pdf

Up until now, many articles have been written to portray stigma and discrimination which occur with people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in many parts of the world. But this is the first book which attempts to put together results from empirical research relating to stigma, discrimination and living with HIV/AIDS. The focus of this book is on issues relevant to stigma and discrimination which have occurred to individuals and groups in different parts of the globe, as well as how these individuals and groups attempt to deal with HIV/AIDS. The book comprises chapters written by researchers who carry out their projects in different parts of the world and each chapter contains empirical information based on real life situations. This can be used as an evidence for health care providers to implement socially and culturally appropriate services to assist individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS in many societies. The book is of interest to health care providers who have their interests in working with individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS from a cross-cultural perspective. It will be useful for students and lecturers in courses such as anthropology, sociology, social work, nursing, public health and medicine. In particular, it will assist health workers in community health centres and hospitals in understanding issues related to HIV/AIDS and hence provide culturally sensitive health care to people living with HIV/AIDS from different social and cultural backgrounds. The book is useful for anyone who is interested in HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in diverse social and cultural settings.

Author : Pranee Liamputtong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319299365

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Children and Young People Living with HIV/AIDS by Pranee Liamputtong Pdf

This book focuses on the issues encountered by children and young people who are living with HIV/AIDS. It examines their lived experiences associated with HIV/AIDS, and studies groups of children and youngsters from around the globe. Connecting empirical information with real-life situations, the book brings together results from empirical research that relates to these children and young people. Its chapters can be used as evidence for health care providers to implement socially and culturally appropriate services to assist individuals and groups of children and young people who are living with HIV/AIDS in many societies. Many of these young people are from the most marginalized and vulnerable groups; and many have been orphaned by the death of their HIV-positive parents. Marginalized young people such as refugees, migrants and street children are most at risk due to the use of illicit drugs, their exposure to unprotected sex (in exchange for food, money and protection), and stigma associated with their marginalized lives. The impact that HIV/AIDS has on the opportunities for these young people to be able to lead healthy adult lives is considerable. This book gives a voice to these children and young people and advances our understanding of their lived experiences and needs.

Author : Shailendra K. Saxena
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789535110576

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Current Perspectives in HIV Infection by Shailendra K. Saxena Pdf

This book gives a comprehensive overview of HIV and AIDS including NeuroAIDS, as well as general concepts of pathology, immunity and immunopathology, diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology and etiology to current clinical recommendations in management of HIV/AIDS including NeuroAIDS, highlighting the ongoing issues, recent advances and future directions in diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies.

Author : Barry D. Schoub
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59995340

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AIDS and HIV in Perspective by Barry D. Schoub Pdf

Author : Usha K. Baveja
Publisher : BI Publications Pvt Ltd
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 8172252056

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Diagnosis and Management of HIV/AIDS by Usha K. Baveja Pdf

The first comprehensive Indian work on HIV/AIDS, with each contributing author an expert in his/her field of specialisation. It comprehensively covers the issues and complexities of this virus/disease, keeping in view the Indian scenario the social cultural background, constrained financial and infrastructural resources, and the peculiar and distinct HIV strains and opportunistic profile, compared to western countries.

Author : Kenneth H. Mayer,H.F. Pizer
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0080921299

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HIV Prevention by Kenneth H. Mayer,H.F. Pizer Pdf

HIV/AIDS continues to be the pandemic of our times and there has not been a comprehensive medically based AIDS prevention book published in the last 5 years. It is estimated that 36 to 45 million people including 2-3 million children already are infected worldwide and an additional 4-7 million more are infected each year. There are about 6,000 new infections daily and about 12 million AIDS orphans. People receiving AIDS treatments feel well and have no detectable viral load, but still can infect others. And even when a vaccine is found, it will take many years before it can be administered across the developing world. * Discusses all aspects of AIDS prevention, from epidemiology, molecular immunology and virology to the principles of broad-based public health prevention interventions. * Special focus on the array of interventions that have been proven effective through rigorous study * Identifies new trends in HIV/AID epidemiology and their impact on creating and implementing prevention interventions * Incorporates virology, biology, infectious diseases, vaccinology, microbicides and research methodologies into AIDS prevention

Author : S. Kartikeyan,R.N. Bharmal,R.P. Tiwari,P.S. Bisen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781402057892

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HIV and AIDS: by S. Kartikeyan,R.N. Bharmal,R.P. Tiwari,P.S. Bisen Pdf

HIV and Aids: Basic Elements and Priorities is a concise collection of all aspects of this disease and a source of readily available knowledge. It examines all currently advocated preventive measures such as health education, condom use, safer sex practices, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Coverage details strategies for prevention and control as well as the latest global information about HIV/AIDS.

Author : Eric Mykhalovskiy,Viviane Namaste
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780774860734

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Thinking Differently about HIV/AIDS by Eric Mykhalovskiy,Viviane Namaste Pdf

Almost four decades after the discovery of HIV/AIDS, the world continues to grapple with this public health challenge. Thinking Differently about HIV/AIDS explores the limits of mainstream approaches to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and challenges readers to develop alternate solutions, emphasizing the value of critical social science perspectives. The contributors investigate traditions of inquiry – governmentality studies, institutional ethnography, and Indigenous knowledges, among others – to determine what these perspectives can bring to HIV/AIDS research, policy, and programming. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how and why critical social science is necessary for rethinking research and action required to address the epidemic.

Author : Nana K. Poku
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317130635

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Gender and HIV/AIDS by Nana K. Poku Pdf

Gender issues are central to the causes and impact of the ongoing AIDS epidemic. The editors bring together cutting edge contemporary scholarship on gender and AIDS in one volume. They address questions related to gender and sexuality, how women and men live the epidemic differently and how such differences lead to different outcomes. The volume joins research on Africa, Asia and Latin America and illustrates how the epidemic has different gendered characteristics, causes and consequences in different regions. Collectively, the chapters demonstrate the fundamental ways that gender influences the spread of the disease, its impact and the success of prevention efforts. This scholarly, interdisciplinary volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the themes and issues of gender, AIDS and global public health and informs students, policy makers and practitioners of the complexity of the gendered nature of AIDS.

Author : Anders Breidlid,Austin M. Cheyeka,Alawia Ibrahim Farag
Publisher : Springer
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463001960

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Perspectives on Youth, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Knowledges by Anders Breidlid,Austin M. Cheyeka,Alawia Ibrahim Farag Pdf

This volume is the result of academic cooperation between scholars in Norway, Sudan, Zambia, and South Africa linked to a master’s program in international education and development. It draws upon studies carried out in Sudan, Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa. Most of the chapters deal with the HIV/AIDS pandemic in various ways. Because youth are the group most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, the various chapters discuss the complex discursive spaces that youth inhabit and navigate, and where the interlocking concepts of social identity, power, inequality, sexuality, vulnerability, and resilience are brought together. Many of the chapters discuss the HIV/AIDS pandemic in relation to indigenous knowledges and argue for including indigenous knowledges in the fight against the pandemic. The suggestion to include indigenous knowledges opens space for a more varied, holistic, and comprehensive approach to the pandemic. The book invites readers to explore the oppressive and often dangerous socioeconomic situation that many youth in sub-Saharan Africa experience, also beyond the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Chapters on street youth in Namibia and youth in a township in Cape Town discuss the often creative coping mechanisms employed by youth to escape or mitigate the oppressive situations they find themselves in.

Author : Carole A. Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999-04-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521566797

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Women, Families and HIV/AIDS by Carole A. Campbell Pdf

Carole Campbell examines the position of women in the AIDS epidemic (women living with HIV, and women caring for HIV-infected family members) in a sociocultural context. Campbell draws a connection among women's risk of AIDS, gender roles (particularly adolescent gender role socialization), and male sexual behavior, demonstrating that efforts to contain the spread of the disease to females must also target the male behavior that puts women at risk. This study concludes that compared with men, HIV-infected women face unequal access to care and unequal quality of care. Informed by the moving personal accounts of eleven HIV-infected men and women, this book offers a rare, broad picture of the sociocultural causes and the impact on American society of AIDS among women.

Author : Eric R. Wright,Neal Carnes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319340043

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Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States by Eric R. Wright,Neal Carnes Pdf

This book examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States using the concept of syndemics to contextualize the risk of both well-known, and a few lesser-known, subpopulations that experience disproportionately high rates of HIV and/or AIDS within the United States. Since discovery, HIV/AIDS has exposed a number of social, psychological, and biological aspects of disease transmission. The concept of “syndemics,” or “synergistically interacting epidemics” has emerged as a powerful framework for understanding both the epidemiological patterns and the myriad of problems associated with HIV/AIDS around the world and within the United States. The book considers the disparities in HIV/AIDS in relation to social aspects, risk behavior and critical illness comorbidities. It updates and enhances our understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States and contributes to the expanding literature on the role of syndemics in shaping the public’s health.​

Author : Lynellyn Long,E. M. Ankrah
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 023110605X

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Women's Experiences with HIV/AIDS by Lynellyn Long,E. M. Ankrah Pdf

Contributors discuss the differences between women within and across cultures and how local attitudes and traditions can affect the prevention of, or vulnerability to, HIV / AIDS.