Women At Risk Issues In The Primary Prevention Of Aids

Author : Ann O'Leary, PhD,Loretta Sweet Jemmott
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781489910578

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Women at Risk by Ann O'Leary, PhD,Loretta Sweet Jemmott Pdf

AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death among women of childbearing age and is increasing by about 8% a year in this group. * And yet, our understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS on women's lives remains fragmented and incomplete. After a decade of struggling with mounting surveys of risk behavior, clinical trials, and behavioral interventions that were based primarily on experience with gay communities in large cities and, subsequently, on the needs of injection drug users, we have not given programs for women the attention they require if they are to be meaningful, effective, and gender appropriate. This book will introduce the reader to the range of complex issues of HIV and AIDS in women's lives. Ann O'Leary and Loretta Sweet Jemmott have assembled an impres sive list of authors who have contributed chapters from different disciplinary viewpoints. The reader will find information on prevention programs that have been effective for adolescent girls, on culturally specific strategies for African American and Latina women, and on the multiple issues of sub stance use and HIV that need to be faced by any outreach and intervention programs for drug-using women.

Author : Ann O'Leary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0306471396

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Women at Risk: Issues in the Primary Prevention of AIDS by Ann O'Leary Pdf

Author : Ann O'Leary,Loretta Sweet Jemmott
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995-09-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0306450410

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Women at Risk: Issues in the Primary Prevention of AIDS by Ann O'Leary,Loretta Sweet Jemmott Pdf

Women comprise the group that is rapidly becoming infected with HIV, and while some prevention efforts show signs of promise, many unresolved issues remain. This pivotal volume presents up-to-date research findings, offering an in-depth look into issues germane to preventing AIDS in women. Eminent researchers and health care providers focus on specific groups of women based on ethnicity, relationship factors, and behavior.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996-03-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309090186

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Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa Pdf

The AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to affect all facets of life throughout the subcontinent. Deaths related to AIDS have driven down the life expectancy rate of residents in Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda with far-reaching implications. This book details the current state of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and what is known about the behaviors that contribute to the transmission of the HIV infection. It lays out what research is needed and what is necessary to design more effective prevention programs.

Author : Howard L. Minkoff,Jack A. DeHovitz,Ann Duerr
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015033325740

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HIV Infection in Women by Howard L. Minkoff,Jack A. DeHovitz,Ann Duerr Pdf

Author : King K. Holmes,Stefano Bertozzi,Barry R. Bloom,Prabhat Jha
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781464805257

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Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6) by King K. Holmes,Stefano Bertozzi,Barry R. Bloom,Prabhat Jha Pdf

Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.

Author : Jacqueline Gahagan
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780889614864

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Women and HIV Prevention in Canada by Jacqueline Gahagan Pdf

A comprehensive collection of original readings that examine the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in Canada.

Author : Michael A. Stoto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 030918410X

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Reducing the Odds: Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States by Michael A. Stoto Pdf

Author : Jean R. Anderson
Publisher : DIANE Publishing Inc.
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0160726115

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A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV by Jean R. Anderson Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT ITEM -OVERSRTOCK SALE-- Significantly reduced price. Edited by Jean R. Anderson. This guide addresses the health care needs unique to women with HIV. It targets clinicians who provide primary care to women as well as those seeking an understanding of how to take care of women with HIV/AIDS. This guide includes tables, figures, color plates, resources, references, and indices. This 2005 edition includes new chapters on international issues and nutrition. Edge indexed."

Author : Ann O'Leary, PhD,Loretta Sweet Jemmott
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996-10-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780306452581

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Women and AIDS by Ann O'Leary, PhD,Loretta Sweet Jemmott Pdf

Although women were understudied in the early years of the epidemic, research and practice devoted to understanding and ameliorating the effects of the AIDS epidemic have begun in recent years. Women and AIDS is the first comprehensive exploration of the medical and psychosocial concerns and issues surrounding women living with HIV/AIDS. Contributors address the biomedical aspects of the disease, stress and coping factors, reproductive and childcare issues, access to care, needs of special populations such as drug-using women and adolescents, and policy recommendations. Researchers and students in psychology, public health, medicine, nursing, sociology, women's studies, and social work will appreciate this reference.

Author : Julia Buxton,Giavana Margo,Lona Burger
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839828829

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The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women by Julia Buxton,Giavana Margo,Lona Burger Pdf

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Examining the impact of drug criminalisation on a previously overlooked demographic, this book argues that women are disproportionately affected by a flawed policy approach.

Author : Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum,Linda K Fuller,Nancy Roth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781317712428

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Women and AIDS by Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum,Linda K Fuller,Nancy Roth Pdf

For many women, the advice “Use a condom!” is not enough to help protect them from HIV infection. As Women and AIDS reveals, “negotiating” safer sex practices is a very complex issue for women who are involved in relationships where they do not enjoy physical, social, or economic equality. The book’s authors maintain that the key to curbing the spread of HIV and to caring for those already infected--is communication. Women and AIDS is the first volume to address HIV/AIDS and women from a communication perspective. This helpful guidebook addresses how women might achieve safer sexual and drug injection practices with partners, but it also explores women’s negotiation of the health care system as patients, medical research subjects, and caregivers. It challenges traditional assumptions about the relationship between care providers and patients and the meaning of patient compliance and raises important questions about gender, race, and class that are exacerbated by the epidemic. Designed to ground interventions in the realities of women’s lives, Women and AIDS discusses what women can do to get around communication and health care obstacles. To this end, you will learn about: using the media for HIV-related social action and to promote women’s views of HIV and sexuality prison health care for HIV-positive women cultural constructions of sex and drug sharing in a variety of communities long-term changes that will empower women delivering an HIV-positive diagnosis to patients gender roles and caregiving the language we use to talk about “Third World” women and “Asian AIDS” women AIDS filmmakers/videographers For the benefit of AIDS activists, health care providers, and counselors, Women and AIDS discusses women and their communication and awareness from virtually every angle. This book analyzes situations where communication breaks down--from the woman who can’t openly discuss safe sex with her partner, to the drunk college student who “hooks up,” to the doctor who gives an HIV-positive diagnosis without compassion--and offers communication solutions. This will help women avoid such risks, establish communication and safety in their lives, and construct meaningful roles in relationship to HIV/AIDS.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997-03-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309175470

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The Hidden Epidemic by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Pdf

The United States has the dubious distinction of leading the industrialized world in overall rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), with 12 million new cases annually. About 3 million teenagers contract an STD each year, and many will have long-term health problems as a result. Women and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to these diseases and their health consequences. In addition, STDs increase the risk of HIV transmission. The Hidden Epidemic examines the scope of sexually transmitted infections in the United States and provides a critical assessment of the nation's response to this public health crisis. The book identifies the components of an effective national STD prevention and control strategy and provides direction for an appropriate response to the epidemic. Recommendations for improving public awareness and education, reaching women and adolescents, integrating public health programs, training health care professionals, modifying messages from the mass media, and supporting future research are included. The book documents the epidemiological dimensions and the economic and social costs of STDs, describing them as "a secret epidemic" with tremendous consequences. The committee frankly discusses the confusing and often hypocritical nature of how Americans deal with issues regarding sexualityâ€"the conflicting messages conveyed in the mass media, the reluctance to promote condom use, the controversy over sex education for teenagers, and the issue of personal blame. The Hidden Epidemic identifies key elements of effective, culturally appropriate programs to promote healthy behavior by adolescents and adults. It examines the problem of fragmentation in STD services and provides examples of communities that have formed partnerships between stakeholders to develop integrated approaches. The committee's recommendations provide a practical foundation on which to build an integrated national program to help young people and adults develop habits of healthy sexuality. The Hidden Epidemic was written for both health care professionals and people without a medical background and will be indispensable to anyone concerned about preventing and controlling STDs.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, and Statistical Sciences,Panel on the Evaluation of AIDS Interventions
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309042819

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Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, and Statistical Sciences,Panel on the Evaluation of AIDS Interventions Pdf

With insightful discussion of program evaluation and the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control, this book presents a set of clear-cut recommendations to help ensure that the substantial resources devoted to the fight against AIDS will be used most effectively. This expanded edition of Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs covers evaluation strategies and outcome measurements, including a realistic review of the factors that make evaluation of AIDS programs particularly difficult. Randomized field experiments are examined, focusing on the use of alternative treatments rather than placebo controls. The book also reviews nonexperimental techniques, including a critical examination of evaluation methods that are observational rather than experimentalâ€"a necessity when randomized experiments are infeasible.

Author : Cynthia Pope,Renee T. White,Robert Malow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781136780301

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HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention by Cynthia Pope,Renee T. White,Robert Malow Pdf

HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention provides a comprehensive overview of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. The unique anthology addresses cutting-edge issues in HIV/AIDS research, policymaking, and advocacy. Key features include: · Nine original essays from leading scholars in public health, epidemiology, and social and behavioral sciences · Comprehensive information for individuals with varying degrees of knowledge, particularly regarding methodological and theoretical perspectives · A look into the future progression of HIV transmission and scholarly research HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention is will serve as a precious resource as a textbook and reference for the university classroom, libraries, and researchers