AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean,
editors, George C. Bond ... [et al.].
Bok Engelsk 1997 · Electronic books
| Utgitt | Boulder, CO : : Westview Press, , 1997.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xv, 234 p. )
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| Opplysninger | (cont.)Female genital health and the risk of HIV transmission / Regina McNamara -- The point of view : perspectives on AIDS in Uganda / Maryinez Lyons -- Pt. 3. Policy issues. The HIV epidemic as a development issue / Elizabeth Reid -- Placing women at the center of analysis / Elizabeth Reid -- AIDS from Africa : a case of racism vs. science? / Rosalind J. Harrison-Chirimuuta and Richard C. Chrimuuta -- U.S. Aid to AIDS in Africa / Meredeth Turshen -- Pt. 4. Conclusion. AIDS : body, mind, and history / Shirley Lindenbaum.. - Pt. 1. Introduction. The anthropology of AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean / George C. Bond, John Kreniske, Ida Susser, and Joan Vincent -- Sociocultural aspects of AIDS in Africa : occupational and gender issues / Anne V. Akeroyd -- Pt. 2. Case studies. AIDS in the Dominican Republic : anthropological reflections on the social nature of disease / John Kreniske -- Community Organizing around HIV prevention in rural Puerto Rico / Ida Susser and John Kreniske -- AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in Cuba / Sarah Santana -- AIDS in Uganda : the first decade / George C. Bond and Joan Vincent -- Community based organizations in Uganda : a youth initiative / George C. Bond and Joan Vincent --. - This book offers detailed ethnographic studies from Africa and the Caribbean to explain AIDS in a global and comparative third-world context. The essays move beyond medical or epidemiological models, explaining the epidemic in its economic, social, political, and historical contexts.
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| Emner | AIDS (Disease) - Caribbean Area.
Medical anthropology - Caribbean Area. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - ethnology - Caribbean Region Cross-Cultural Comparison - Caribbean Region Vis mer... Health Policy - Caribbean Region
Socioeconomic Factors - Caribbean Region sosialantropologi etnografi helse afrika karibien vestindia utviklingsland hiv sykdom |
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| ISBN | 0813328780. - 0813328799
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