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Women at Risk
. Ed(S): O'Leary, Ann; Jemmott, Loretta Sweet
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Description for Women at Risk
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Leary, Ann; Jemmott, Loretta Sweet. Series: AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death among women of childbearing age and is increasing by about 8% a year in this group. * And yet, our understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS on women's lives remains fragmented and incomplete. After a decade of struggling with mounting surveys of risk behavior, clinical trials, and behavioral interventions that were based primarily on experience with gay communities in large cities and, subsequently, on the needs of injection drug users, we have not given programs for women the attention they require if they are to be meaningful, effective, and gender ... Read more
AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death among women of childbearing age and is increasing by about 8% a year in this group. * And yet, our understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS on women's lives remains fragmented and incomplete. After a decade of struggling with mounting surveys of risk behavior, clinical trials, and behavioral interventions that were based primarily on experience with gay communities in large cities and, subsequently, on the needs of injection drug users, we have not given programs for women the attention they require if they are to be meaningful, effective, and gender ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Series
AIDS Prevention and Mental Health
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489910592
SKU
V9781489910592
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Reviews for Women at Risk
`... topics are comprehensive and current...rich with statistics and many studies with findings...a useful text for teaching and referencing in research...[recommended] for all researchers, program developers, grant writers, AIDS activists, and journalists.' AIDS Education and Prevention, 8:5 `... timely and significant. The articles present clear and thoughtful expositions of ... Read more