Preventing HIV in Developing Countries Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches

Globally, action to prevent HIV spread is inadequate. Over 16,000 new infections occur every day. Yet we are not helpless in the face of disaster, as shown by the rich prevention experience analyzed in this valuable new compendium. “Best pr- tice” exists—a set of tried and tested ways of slowing the...

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Other Authors: Gibney, Laura (Editor), DiClemente, Ralph J. (Editor), Vermund, Sten H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Aids Prevention and Mental Health
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • HIV Prevention in Developing Countries
  • The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic
  • Intervening in Blood Supply and Use Systems
  • The Evolution of Voluntary Testing and Counseling as an HIV Prevention Strategy
  • Controlling Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Behavioral Interventions in Developing Nations
  • Insights for HIV Prevention from Industrialized Countries’ Experiences
  • The Use of Psychosocial Models for Guiding the Design and Implementation of HIV Prevention Interventions
  • Interventions for Commercial Sex Workers and Their Clients
  • Interventions for Adolescents
  • Interventions for Workers Away from Their Families
  • Interventions for Injecting Drug Users
  • Interventions for Men Who Have Sex with Men
  • HIV Prevention for the General Population
  • Intervention Research for Future HIV Prevention