Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa:

Research and Data Priorities for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Size: 368 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1996

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Barney Cohen and James Trussell, Editors; Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Table of Contents
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FRONT MATTER	i-xi	(skim)
SUMMARY	1-20	(skim)
RESUME	21-44	(skim)
1 INTRODUCTION	45-56	(skim)
2 SOCIETAL CONTEXT	57-68	(skim)
3 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC	69-104	(skim)
4 SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND HIV/AIDS	105-154	(skim)
5 PRIMARY HIV-PREVENTION STRATEGIES	155-203	(skim)
6 MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE EPIDEMIC	204-250	(skim)
7 BUILDING CAPACITY FOR AIDS-RELATED RESEARCH	251-270	(skim)
REFERENCES	271-314	(skim)
APPENDIX A: PANEL VISITS TO THREE AFRICAN COUNTRIES, JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 12, 1995	315-339	(skim)
APPENDIX B: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES	340-346	(skim)
INDEX	347-356	(skim)

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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.

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