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HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On Edited by Poul Rohleder, Leslie Swartz, Seth Kalichman, and Leickness Chisamu Simbayi Much has happened since the first appearance of AIDS in 1981: it has been identified, studied, and occasionally denied. The virus has shifted host populations and spread globally. Medicine, the social sciences, and world governments have joined forces to combat and prevent the disease. And South Africa has emerged as ground zero for the pandemic. The editors of HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On present the South African crisis as a template for addressing the myriad issues surrounding the epidemic worldwide, as the book brings together a widely scattered body of literature, analyzes psychosocial and sexual aspects contributing to HIV transmission and prevention, and delves into complex intersections of race, gender, class, and politics. Including largely overlooked populations and issues (e.g., prisoners, persons with disabilities, stigma), as well as challenges shaping future research and policy, the contributors approach their topics with rare depth, meticulous research, carefully drawn conclusions, and profound compassion. Among the topics covered: The relationship between HIV and poverty, starting from the question, "Which is the determinant and which is the consequence?" Epidemiology of HIV among women and men: concepts of femininity and masculinity, and gender inequities as they affect HIV risk; gender-specific prevention and intervention strategies. The impact of AIDS on infants and young children: risk and protective factors; care of children by HIV-positive mothers; HIV-infected children. Current prevention and treatment projects, including local-level responses, community-based work, and VCT (voluntary counseling and testing) programs. New directions: promoting circumcision, vaccine trials, "positive prevention." South Africa's history of AIDS denialism. The urgent lessons in this book apply both globally and locally, making HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On uniquely instructive and useful for professionals working in HIV/AIDS and global public health. With foreword by Edwin Cameron, Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Sociology --- Demography --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- HIV infecties --- psychosociale wetenschappen --- sociologie --- demografie --- gezondheidszorg --- AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) --- South Africa
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Sociology --- Demography --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- HIV infecties --- psychosociale wetenschappen --- sociologie --- demografie --- gezondheidszorg --- AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) --- South Africa
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Within the last decade there have been a number of new and important areas of emphasis in HIV care and research, particularly in the context of brain involvement. Without question, clinical and research innovations in the modern era of the HIV pandemic warrant an update on HIV and the brain. Written by a panel of leading experts, HIV and the Brain: New Challenges in the Modern Era offers a clear picture of brain impairment associated with the virus with particular focus on three emerging areas including different genetic strains of the virus throughout the world, interactions between advanced age and HIV, and the impact of HIV on the brain in the context of chronic, long-term treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). HIV and the Brain: New Challenges in the Modern Era provides a comprehensive review of both basic science and clinical implications in these important areas of the disease. The text is of particular relevance to both research scientists and clinicians involved in HIV in the modern era.
Immunology. Immunopathology --- Pharmacology. Therapy --- Neuropathology --- Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases --- Human medicine --- immunologie --- HIV infecties --- farmacologie --- geneeskunde --- hersenen --- analgesie --- pijn --- besmettelijke ziekten
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Immunology. Immunopathology --- Pharmacology. Therapy --- Neuropathology --- Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases --- Human medicine --- immunologie --- HIV infecties --- farmacologie --- geneeskunde --- hersenen --- analgesie --- pijn --- besmettelijke ziekten
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China's concentrated HIV epidemic is on the brink of becoming a generalized one and syphilis infection has become a major public health threat. Social factors relating to gender and gender inequality exacerbate the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) in China. A better understanding of the proximate social determinants of HIV related to gender will be crucial to effectively curbing HIV and other STIs in China. Aspects of China's governance - including administrative procedures, the developing legal system, social institutions, and the public health infrastructure - are instrumental in shaping strategies and responses to HIV. International studies suggest that women who are more economically and socially vulnerable may also have a greater risk of HIV infection, yet few initiatives have focused on discrete areas where achievable and sustainable gender policy measures could be linked to the public health response. This study presents perspectives ranging from criminology to social psychology to better understand how gender perspectives can inform HIV policy in the context of China.
Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Sociology --- Sexology --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases --- HIV infecties --- preventieve gezondheidszorg --- seksueel gedrag --- sociologie --- gezondheidspromotie --- besmettelijke ziekten --- gender --- China
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Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Sociology --- Sexology --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases --- HIV infecties --- preventieve gezondheidszorg --- seksueel gedrag --- sociologie --- gezondheidspromotie --- besmettelijke ziekten --- gender --- China
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epidemiologie --- aidsvoorlichting --- HIV infecties --- HIV 1 --- HIV 2 --- Epidemiology --- globalisering --- AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) --- AIDS (Disease) --- History --- Prevention --- Treatment --- 671 Gezondheidszorg. Preventie --- AIDS --- Aids (Acquired Immune Deficience Syndrome, HIV-infectie) --- 605.92 --- aids (Acquired Immune Defcience Syndrome, hiv, humaan immunodeficiëntievirus) --- Aids --- Provincie West-Vlaanderen
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