Preventing and mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa : research and data priorities for the social and behavioral sciences /

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Corporate author / creator:National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 356 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts
Language:English
Subject:AIDS (Disease) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention.
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise -- Afrique.
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention.
HIV-Infektion
Communicable Diseases.
Public Health.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- prevention & control.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Subsaharisches Afrika
Africa South of the Sahara.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11099624
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Other authors / contributors:Cohen, Barney, 1959-
Trussell, James.
ISBN:0585023646
9780585023649
9780309054805
030905480X
0309090180
9780309090186
1280192364
9781280192364
9786610192366
6610192367
0309589053
9780309589055
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:The AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to affect all facets of life throughout the subcontinent. Deaths related to AIDS have driven down the life expectancy rate of residents in Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda with far-reaching implications. This book details the current state of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and what is known about the behaviors that contribute to the transmission of the HIV infection. It lays out what research is needed and what is necessary to design more effective prevention programs.
Other form:Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Preventing and mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996 030905480X
Table of Contents:
  • Societal context
  • Epidemiology of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
  • Sexual behavior and HIV/AIDS
  • Primary HIV-prevention strategies
  • Mitigating the impact of the epidemic
  • Building capacity for AIDS-related research.