Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Publisher : National Academies
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : NAP:13757
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Synopsis Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa by : National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

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.

Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS in Europe

Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS in Europe
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9781000029659
ISBN-13 : 1000029654
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS in Europe by : Michel Hubert

Originally published in 1998 Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS in Europe is detailed study comparing the major population surveys on sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS carried out in Europe at the time of publication. Leading European researchers explore the differences and similarities between European countries in patterns of sexual behaviour and responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As well as providing an empirical and methodological base for future research, the comparative analyses lead researchers, policy makers, health-educators and the media to new insights and a deeper understanding of issues that are of central concern in many countries. The chapters include discussion of data on sexual initiation, homosexual and bisexual behaviour, sexual practices, sexual partners, risk behaviour, STDs, preventive practices, the normative context, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS. The book results from a major European Concerted Action, funded by the European Union Biomedical and Health Research programme (BIOMED), and coordinated by the Centre d'Etudes Sociologiques of the Facultes Universitaires Saint-Louis, Brussels, Belgium. It follows Sexual Interactions and HIV Risk, published in 1997.

Sexual Behaviour and AIDS in the Developing World

Sexual Behaviour and AIDS in the Developing World
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781135345389
ISBN-13 : 1135345384
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Sexual Behaviour and AIDS in the Developing World by : John Cleland

Based on the findings of a research project conducted by the World Health Organisation, this book contains unpublished material on AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviour in countries in Africa, Asia and South America, including: Cote d'Ivoire; Kenya; Lesotho; Mauritius; Tanzania; Sri Lanka; Singapore; Thailand and Brazil. The book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the findings from 16 key surveys in the original research programme, the aim of which was to identify baseline levels of sexual and other risk behaviours. The text is intended to be of use to a wide range of readers, including those working in health education, social and behavioural research, anthropology, social medicine and sexual behaviour research.

AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use

AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 606
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ISBN-10 : 9780309039765
ISBN-13 : 0309039762
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use by : National Research Council

The AIDS virus is spread by human behaviors enacted in a variety of social situations. In order to prevent further infection, we need to know more about these behaviors. This volume explores what is known about the number of people infected, risk-associated behaviors, facilitation of behavioral change, and barriers to more effective prevention efforts.

AIDS and Contemporary History

AIDS and Contemporary History
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 0521521149
ISBN-13 : 9780521521147
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis AIDS and Contemporary History by : Virginia Berridge

A collection of essays on the 'pre-history' of the impact of AIDS, and its subsequent history.

AIDS and Behavior

AIDS and Behavior
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9780309050937
ISBN-13 : 0309050936
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis AIDS and Behavior by : Institute of Medicine

HIV is spreading rapidly, and effective treatments continue to elude science. Preventive interventions are now our best defense against the epidemicâ€"but they require a clear understanding of the behavioral and mental health aspects of HIV infection and AIDS. AIDS and Behavior provides an update of what investigators in the biobehavioral, psychological, and social sciences have discovered recently about those aspects of the disease and offers specific recommendations for research directions and priorities. This volume candidly discusses the sexual and drug-use behaviors that promote transmission of HIV and reports on the latest efforts to monitor the epidemic in its social contexts. The committee reviews new findings on how and why risky behaviors occur and efforts to develop strategies for changing such behaviors. The volume presents findings on the disease's progression and on the psychosocial impacts of HIV and AIDS, with a view toward intervention and improved caregiving. AIDS and Behavior also evaluates the status of behavioral and prevention aspects of AIDS research at the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The volume presents background on the three institutes; their recent reorganization; their research budgets, programs, and priorities; and other important details. The committee offers specific recommendations for the institutes concerning the balance between biomedical and behavioral investigations, adequacy of administrative structures, and other research management issues. Anyone interested in the continuing quest for new knowledge on preventing HIV and AIDS will want to own this book: policymakers, researchers, research administrators, public health professionals, psychologists, AIDS advocates and service providers, faculty, and students.

Brief Sexuality-Related Communication

Brief Sexuality-Related Communication
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9241549009
ISBN-13 : 9789241549004
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Brief Sexuality-Related Communication by : World Health Organization

Both research and consultations over the last decades have identified sexuality-related communication as an issue that requires urgent attention. While clients would like their health-care providers to discuss sexual health concerns, health workers lack the necessary training and knowledge to feel comfortable addressing such issues. This guideline provides health policy-makers and decision-makers in health professional training institutions with advice on the rationale for health-care providers' use of counselling skills to address sexual health concerns in a primary health care setting.

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Total Pages : 750
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ISBN-10 : 0309683955
ISBN-13 : 9780309683951
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Sexually Transmitted Infections by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

One in five people in the United States had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) on any given day in 2018, totaling nearly 68 million estimated infections. STIs are often asymptomatic (especially in women) and are therefore often undiagnosed and unreported. Untreated STIs can have severe health consequences, including chronic pelvic pain, infertility, miscarriage or newborn death, and increased risk of HIV infection, genital and oral cancers, neurological and rheumatological effects. In light of this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the National Association of County and City Health Officials, commissioned the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a committee to examine the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections in the United States and provide recommendations for action. In 1997, the Institute of Medicine released a report, The Hidden Epidemic: Confronting Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Although significant scientific advances have been made since that time, many of the problems and barriers described in that report persist today; STIs remain an underfunded and comparatively neglected field of public health practice and research. The committee reviewed the current state of STIs in the United States, and the resulting report, Sexually Transmitted Infections: Advancing a Sexual Health Paradigm, provides advice on future public health programs, policy, and research.

HIV+ Sex

HIV+ Sex
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Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 1591472458
ISBN-13 : 9781591472452
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis HIV+ Sex by : Perry N. Halkitis

"This book explores the sexuality of gay and bisexual men in terms of both men's sexuality in a holistic sense and in terms of how this translates into meaningful action in terms of prevention of HIV. The authors highlight the struggles faced by HIV-positive gay and bisexual men as sexual beings and also describe the myriad ways in which many of these men are able to celebrate their sexuality and have satisfying sex lives that support their own and their partners' physical and mental health. The volume presents all of the dimensions of the sexual lives and behaviors of HIV-infected gay and bisexual men. It explains what is at stake as gay and bisexual men attempt to come to terms with the meaning of HIV in their sexual lives and the risks and gambles associated with disclosure and sharing information that may say something about one's past but certainly speaks volumes about how that person is going to live and relate in the future. Most important, this book uses that information to construct an approach to HIV prevention that goes beyond a health education or cognitive-behavioral approach and attempts to place HIV prevention within a sexual context." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)