HIV/AIDS in South Africa
HIV/AIDS in South Africa
2nd Edition
S. S. Abdool Karim, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Q. Abdool Karim, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Q. Abdool Karim, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
October 2010
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This second edition of the book provides up-to-date information on new drugs, new proven HIV prevention interventions, a new chapter on positive prevention, and current HIV epidemiology. This definitive text covers all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, from basic science to medicine, sociology, economics and politics. It has been written by a highly respected team of South African HIV/AIDS experts and provides a thoroughly researched account of the epidemic in the region.
- This second edition of the definitive text covers all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, from basic science to medicine, sociology, economics and politics
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October 2010Paperback
9780521147934
608 pages
245 × 175 × 29 mm
0.93kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Birth of a Rapidly Growing Epidemic:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Overview of the book
- 3. HIV infection in South Africa: the evolving epidemic
- 4. HIV incidence rates in South Africa
- Part II. The Virus, the Human Host and Their Interactions:
- 5. Viral structure, replication, tropism, pathogenesis and natural history
- 6. HIV diagnostics
- 7. HIV-1 genetic diversity
- 8. Cellular immunity to HIV: a synthesis of responses to preserve self
- Part III. HIV Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies:
- 9. Reducing sexual risk behaviours: theory and research, successes and research
- 10. Barrier methods
- 11. Mother-to-child transmissions (MTCT) of HIV-1
- 12. Sexually transmitted infections
- 13. Safe blood supplies
- 14. Intravenous drug use in South Africa
- 15. Positive prevention interventions
- 16. New prevention strategies under development and investigation
- Part IV. Focal Groups for Understanding the HIV Epidemic:
- 17. Heterosexual transmission of HIV - the importance of a gendered perspective in HIV prevention
- 18. Young people and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: prevalence of infection, risk factors and social context
- 19. Female sex workers
- 20. Population movement and the spread of HIV in southern Africa
- Part V. The Impact of AIDS:
- 21. Impact of AIDS - the health care burden
- 22. The impact of AIDS on the community
- 23. The impact of ethics
- 24. The economic impact of AIDS
- 25. AIDS-related mortality in South Africa
- 26. Picking up the pieces: the end of AIDS denialism and its aftermath
- Part VI. Treating HIV:
- 27. Tuberculosis and HIV
- 28. Prevention of opportunistic infections in adults
- 29. Nutritional prophylaxis
- 30. Challenges in managing AIDS in South Africa
- 31. Antiretroviral therapy
- 32. The challenges of implementing antiretroviral treatment
- Part VII. What Does the Future Hold?:
- 33. Models and trends
- 34. The future of the HIV epidemic in South Africa.
