| Gender and HIV/AIDS: Critical Perspectives from the Developing World Contributor(s): Poku, Nana K. (Author), Boesten, Jelke (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754672697 ISBN-13: 9780754672692 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2008048282 |
| Series: Global Health |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.07 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - AIDS |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gender issues are central to the causes and impact of the ongoing AIDS epidemic. The editors bring together cutting edge contemporary scholarship on gender and AIDS in one volume. They address questions related to gender and sexuality, how women and men live the epidemic differently and how such differences lead to different outcomes. The volume joins research on Africa, Asia and Latin America and illustrates how the epidemic has different gendered characteristics, causes and consequences in different regions. Collectively, the chapters demonstrate the fundamental ways that gender influences the spread of the disease, its impact and the success of prevention efforts. This scholarly, interdisciplinary volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the themes and issues of gender, AIDS and global public health and informs students, policy makers and practitioners of the complexity of the gendered nature of AIDS. |
