HIV/AIDS in South Africa

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HIV/AIDS in South Africa

edited by S.S. Abdool Karim and Q. Abdool Karim

Cambridge University Press, 2010

2nd ed

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Previous ed.: 2005

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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.

目次

  • 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.

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