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HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-521-14793-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungstermin: 18.10.2010
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This second edition of the book provides up-to-date information on new drugs, new proven HIV prevention interventions, a new chapter on positive prevention, and current HIV epidemiology. This definitive text covers all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, from basic science to medicine, sociology, economics and politics. It has been written by a highly respected team of South African HIV/AIDS experts and provides a thoroughly researched account of the epidemic in the region.

Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780521147934
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-521-14793-4
  • Verlag: Cambridge University Press
  • Erscheinungstermin: 18.10.2010
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 2. Auflage 2010
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 930 g
  • Seiten: 608
  • Format (B x H x T): 173 x 241 x 28 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herausgeber

Karim, S S Abdool

Karim, Q Abdool

Part I. Birth of a Rapidly Growing Epidemic: 1. Introduction; 2. Overview of the book; 3. HIV infection in South Africa: the evolving epidemic; 4. HIV incidence rates in South Africa; Part II. The Virus, the Human Host and Their Interactions: 5. Viral structure, replication, tropism, pathogenesis and natural history; 6. HIV diagnostics; 7. HIV-1 genetic diversity; 8. Cellular immunity to HIV: a synthesis of responses to preserve self; Part III. HIV Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies: 9. Reducing sexual risk behaviours: theory and research, successes and research; 10. Barrier methods; 11. Mother-to-child transmissions (MTCT) of HIV-1; 12. Sexually transmitted infections; 13. Safe blood supplies; 14. Intravenous drug use in South Africa; 15. Positive prevention interventions; 16. New prevention strategies under development and investigation; Part IV. Focal Groups for Understanding the HIV Epidemic: 17. Heterosexual transmission of HIV - the importance of a gendered perspective in HIV prevention; 18. Young people and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: prevalence of infection, risk factors and social context; 19. Female sex workers; 20. Population movement and the spread of HIV in southern Africa; Part V. The Impact of AIDS: 21. Impact of AIDS - the health care burden; 22. The impact of AIDS on the community; 23. The impact of ethics; 24. The economic impact of AIDS; 25. AIDS-related mortality in South Africa; 26. Picking up the pieces: the end of AIDS denialism and its aftermath; Part VI. Treating HIV: 27. Tuberculosis and HIV; 28. Prevention of opportunistic infections in adults; 29. Nutritional prophylaxis; 30. Challenges in managing AIDS in South Africa; 31. Antiretroviral therapy; 32. The challenges of implementing antiretroviral treatment; Part VII. What Does the Future Hold?: 33. Models and trends; 34. The future of the HIV epidemic in South Africa.