Aids category: 18535 books

Cover of Black Women's Risk for HIV
by Quinn Gentry
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2008

An inside look at the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on poor African American women Black Women’s Risk for HIV: Rough Living is a valuable look into the structural and behavioral factors in high-risk environments-specifically inner-city neighborhoods like the “Rough” in Atlanta-that
Cover of Holding On

Holding On

African American Women Surviving HIV/AIDS

by Alyson O'Daniel
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016

In Holding On anthropologist Alyson O’Daniel analyzes the abstract debates about health policy for the sickest and most vulnerable Americans as well as the services designated to help them by taking readers into the daily lives of poor African American women living with HIV at the advent of the...
Cover of Sexuality, Social Exclusion and Human Rights: Vulnerability in the Caribbean Context of HIV
by Christine Barrow (Editor), Marjan de Bruin (Editor), Robert Carr (Editor)
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014

Sexuality, Social Exclusion and Human Rights examines some of the key drivers of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean context by exploring risks, vulnerability, power, culture, sexuality and gender. It provides a unique perspective and analysis of the Caribbean response and how the inclusion of many different...
Cover of International Perspectives on Women and HIV
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013

Throughout the world, the threat of HIV/AIDS to women’s health has become the focus of increased concern. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2004) reports that almost 20 million women and girls are living with HIV globally, accounting for nearly half of all people living with HIV worldwide....
Cover of How To Live a “Normal Life” With HIV Without Shame or Fear? [True Story]
by Nicole White
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014

Do you have doubts about having HIV or AIDS, but you aren't sure?This book will help you learn more about HIV, AIDS and possible treatments to be safe and live longer (without pain). It would prepare you psychologically and emotionally, especially if your worst nightmare come true (diagnosed...
Cover of Social Work Theory and Practice with the Terminally Ill
by Joan K Parry
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014

Social Work Theory and Practice with the Terminally Ill, second edition, takes a compassionate look at ways that social workers can help dying people and their families. The social workers who work most effectively with terminally ill patients and their families are the ones who best understand the...
Cover of Hiv/Aids Among Industrial & Transport Workers
by Prof. Rajinder M. Kalra
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012

This book, entitled HIV/AIDS among Industrial Workers & Truck Drivers, is a world class humanitarian effort. Kalra & Kalra have condensed an immense amount of literature in to a single concise handbook. Statistics, editorials, government data and interviews outlined in this book provide a...
Cover of Living a Healthy Life with HIV
by Allison Webel, RN, Ph.D
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016

Completely updated to the current care guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and elsewhere, this book addresses the current emphasis on managing medications for HIV treatment and many of the illnesses that commonly occur along with HIV. Combining the latest medical advice with the ideas...
Cover of Global HIV/AIDS Politics, Policy, and Activism: Persistent Challenges and Emerging Issues [3 volumes]
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Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013

An international team of specialists in politics, policy, and activism provide an indispensable guide to the persistent challenges and emerging issues posed by the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, now in its fourth decade.
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Transgender and HIV

Risks, Prevention, and Care

by Edmond J Coleman, Sheila Kirk, Walter O Bockting
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014

Deliver effective services to this growing population! This volume presents the first collection of reports on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the transgender community worldwide. It includes a thorough description of the unique HIV risks of transgender people and exposes their largely neglected...
Cover of HIV Prevention and Bisexual Realities
by Viviane Namaste, Tamara Vukov, Nada Saghie
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012

Why is there so little HIV education at present directed towards bisexual men and women? This book offers a critical analysis of the issues in public health research and education that prevent adequate attention from being paid to bisexual realities. Addressing the implications of such limited knowledge,...
Cover of Big Data Analytics in HIV/AIDS Research
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Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018

With the advent of new technologies in big data science, the study of medical problems has made significant progress. Connecting medical studies and computational methods is crucial for the advancement of the medical industry. Big Data Analytics in HIV/AIDS Research provides emerging research on the...
Cover of Practice Guidelines for Harmonizing HIV Prevention Initiatives in the Infrastructure Sector
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010

Development partners have recognized the obligation to mitigate HIV risks associated with infrastructure development as an opportunity to contribute to the fight against HIV/AIDS and poverty in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Development partners agreed to strengthen inter-agency cooperation and harmonization...
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Men at Risk

Masculinity, Heterosexuality and HIV Prevention

by Shari L. Dworkin
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015

Although the first AIDS cases were attributed to men having sex with men, over 70% of HIV infections worldwide are now estimated to occur through sex between women and men. In Men at Risk, Shari L. Dworkin argues that the centrality of heterosexual relationship dynamics to the transmission of HIV...
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