HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On Psychosocial Perspectives /

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 globa...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Rohleder, Poul. (Editor), Swartz, Leslie. (Editor), Kalichman, Seth C. (Editor), Simbayi, Leickness Chisamu. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0306-8
Table of Contents:
  • List of tables and figures. List of contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1: Introduction
  • Section One: Psychosocial Issues. 2: The Sociocultural Aspects of HIV/AIDS. 3: HIV and Women. 4: Masculinity and HIV/AIDS. 5: HIV and Youth: A Behavioural perspective. 6: Infants and Young Children affected by HIV/AIDS. 7: Poverty and HIV and AIDS. 8: HIV and Stigma in South Africa
  • Section Two: Prevention and Treatment. 9: The Politics and Psychology of AIDS Denialism. 10: Local Level Responses to HIV/AIDS in South Africa. 11: Social Movements and HIV/AIDS in South Africa. 12: Approaches to HIV Counselling and Testing: Strengths and Weaknesses, and challenges for the Way Forward. 13: Vertical transmission of HIV - Pregnancy and Infant issues. 14: HIV/AIDS, nutrition and structural interventions in South Africa: A move in the right direction. 15: Strengthening Community Responses to AIDS: Possibilities and Challenges. 16: HIV, religion and spirituality
  • Section Three: Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. 17: Experiences of People Living with HIV. 18: Positive Prevention: HIV Risk Reduction for People Living with HIV/AIDS
  • Section Four: New directions in HIV research. 19: HIV/AIDS and Persons with Disabilities. 20: HIV/AIDS and the Prison System. 21: HIV and Circumcision. 22: Participation in HIV Vaccine Trials. 23: Bridging the Gap between HIV and Mental Health Services in South Africa.