HIV/AIDS in China : the economic and social determinants
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HIV/AIDS in China : the economic and social determinants
（RoutledgeCurzon contemporary China series, 76）
Routledge, 2012
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Summary: Providing a up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of the most critical aspects of the growth of HIV/AIDS in China, this book moves beyond biomedical explanations to link the epidemic to broader issues of economic and social development
Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-164) and index
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South and East Asia may well become the epicentres of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. More than three-quarters of a million people are now estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS in China. In 2009, AIDS had already become the leading cause of death by infectious disease. Yet, even despite China's recent economic and social progress, a number of development issues - not least the emergence of glaring inequalities - have also emerged. The expansion of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is also an important longer term development challenge.
This book analyses China's HIV/AIDS epidemic, with particular attention to the nature and impact of current economic and social changes and how these changes may be driving the epidemic. It examines aspects of income and gender inequality; rural-urban migration; commercial sex work; healthcare and civil society organizations. Health care reforms and the role of NGOs are also considered as well as general government policy. Overall, this book provides a full discussion of the most critical aspects of the current HIV/AIDS situation in China and its impact on Chinese society.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations. List of Tables and Figures. Preface 1. Understanding Hiv/Aids Epidemics 2. Economic and Social Determinants of Hiv/Aids 3. Inequality and Hiv/Aids Epidemics 4. Commercial Sex Work 5. Migration 6. Healthcare 7. The Role of Civil Society Organizations. Conclusion. Endnotes. Bibliography
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