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AIDS and development in Africa : a social science perspective
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AIDS and Development in Africa demonstrates the human consequences of AIDS and the efforts being made by governments, individuals, families, villages, communities, and non-governmental organization...
AIDS and Development in Africa demonstrates the human consequences of AIDS and the efforts being made by governments, individuals, families, villages, communities, and non-governmental organizations to respond to the pandemic. You will read beyond the usual analysis of demographics and receive much more substantial assessments and analyses of the burden on people, economies, and health care systems of the African countries.
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- Creator
- Kempe Ronald Hope, editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Haworth Press, ©1999
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 224 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0789006383, 9780789006387
- OCLC
- ocm39849437
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Socioeconomic context of AIDS in Africa : a review / Kempe Ronald Hope Sr. -- Social science explanations of the AIDS pandemic in Africa / Pempelani Mufune -- Beyond the statistics : HIV/AIDS as a socioeconomic epidemic in Africa / Hassan O. Kaya -- HIV/AIDS and the status of women / Gwen N. Lesetedi -- Women's health, sociocultural practices, and HIV/AIDS in Swaziland / Mamane Nxumalo -- Sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, and the legal rights of women in Swaziland / Phumelele Thwala -- Law and the HIV/AIDS epidemic : competing claims and interests / Kwame Frimpong -- Orphans of the AIDS pandemic : the Sub-Saharan Africa experience / Gloria Jacques -- Media and the African context of the social construction of HIV/AIDS / Skye Hughes, Ikanyeng S. Malila -- Social context of HIV/AIDS policy in Africa / Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie, Kwaku Osei-Hwedie -- Note on national policy and HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe / Helen Jackson -- Societal responses to HIV/AIDS in Botswana / Patrick Molutsi, M.N. Badade -- AIDS awareness and sexual behavior change in South Africa / Leickness C. Simbayi -- HIV/AIDS and a return to traditional cultural practices in Malawi / Gregory Kamwendo, Olex Kamowa -- Question of relevance in AIDS education in Malawi / Violet M. Bonga -- AIDS and peer education in Lesotho / Julia Chere-Masopha -- Human resource development and training in relation to HIV/AIDS in the formal sector in Zambia / Robert Tembo -- HIV/AIDS, households, and the informal economy in Africa : an endnote from the field / Vitalis G. Chipfakacha
Subjects
- AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- HIV infections -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- AIDS (Disease)
- HIV infections.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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- HIV Infections
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- Socioeconomic Factors
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- Africa South of the Sahara
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