HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On Psychosocial Perspectives

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rohleder, Poul (Editor), Swartz, Leslie (Editor), Kalichman, Seth C. (Editor), Simbayi, Leickness Chisamu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • and Overview
  • Section One: Psychosocial Issues
  • and Overview
  • The Sociocultural Aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa
  • HIV and Women
  • Masculinity and HIV/AIDS
  • HIV and Youth: A Behavioural Perspective
  • Infants and Young Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
  • Poverty and HIV and AIDS
  • HIV and Stigma in South Africa
  • Section Two: Prevention and Treatment
  • The Politics and Psychology of AIDS Denialism
  • Local-Level Responses to HIV/AIDS in South Africa
  • Social Movements and HIV/AIDS in South Africa
  • Approaches to HIV Counselling and Testing: Strengths and Weaknesses, and Challenges for the Way Forward
  • Vertical transmission of HIV #x2013; Pregnancy and Infant Issues
  • HIV/AIDS, Nutrition and Structural Interventions in South Africa: A Move in the Right Direction
  • Strengthening Community Responses to AIDS: Possibilities and Challenges
  • HIV/AIDS, Religion and Spirituality
  • Section Three: Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
  • Experiences of People Living with HIV
  • Positive Prevention: HIV Risk Reduction for People Living with HIV/AIDS
  • Section Four: New directions in HIV research
  • HIV/AIDS and Persons with Disabilities
  • HIV/Aids and the Prison System
  • HIV and Circumcision
  • Participation in HIV Vaccine Trials
  • Bridging the Gap Between HIV and Mental Health Services in South Africa