Women at Risk: Issues in the Primary Prevention of AIDS
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:148991059X
ISBN13:9781489910592
Release Date:May 2013
Publisher:Springer
Length:278 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
"The topic of this compilation is timely and significant, as many service providers struggle with female clients who are at risk for contracting HIV and with a literature that has focused on AIDS transmission in male populations at the expense of issues and topics specific to women. The aritcles present clear and thoughtful expositions of theory, together with case illustrations that provide insights into treatment issues."
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