Women at Risk

Issues in the Primary Prevention of AIDS

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av Ann O'Leary, PhD, Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Ann O'Leary Phd, O'Leary

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-05-29
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt432 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAids Prevention and Mental Health
Antal sidor278
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781489910592

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1. General Issues in the Prevention of AIDS in Women.- 2. Interactions among HIV, Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Socioeconomic Status, and Poverty in Women.- 3. Women-Centered Prevention Techniques and Technologies.- 4. Childhood Sexual Abuse and AIDS: Issues and Interventions.- 5. Preventing AIDS in Female Adolescents.- 6. African American Women and HIV-Risk-Reduction Issues.- 7. Latinas and AIDS: Challenges to HIV Prevention Efforts.- 8. Drug-Using Women and HIV: Risk-Reduction and Prevention Issues.- 9. Female Sex Workers: Scapegoats in the AIDS Epidemic.- 10. Women and AIDS in Developing Countries.- 11. Lesbian Women and HIV/AIDS: An Appeal for Inclusion.- 12. Future Directions.- About the Authors.

'... topics are comprehensive and current...rich with statistics and many studies with findings...a useful text for teaching and referencing in research...[recommended] for all researchers, program developers, grant writers, AIDS activists, and journalists.' AIDS Education and Prevention, 8:5 '... timely and significant. The articles present clear and thoughtful expositions of theory, together with case illustrations that provide insights into treatment issues. Clinicians ... will find this a valuable source of information, organized so as to enhance its use as a resource.' Readings (1996) '... significant ... this book is a valuable resource for AIDS clinicians, researchers and policy makers.' Journal of Feminist Family Therapy