AIDS as a Gender Issue: Psychosocial Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780748402311 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 283 str.

Sherr; Lorraine Sherr; Lorraine Sherr

Opis

This international collection examines a wide range of psycho-social aspects of AIDS and HIV infection, including prevention, education, healthcare and policy in terms of gender challenges.

Spis treści

1: Sexuality Issues, Reproductive Choices and Gynaecological Concerns Affecting Women Living with HIV; 2: Tomorrow's Era: Gender, Psychology and HIV Infection; 3: Stigma and Social Relationships of People with HIV: Does Gender Make a Difference?; 4: AIDS, Women and Power; 5: Health-related Quality of Life in Women with HIV Infection; 6: AIDS, Socioeconomic Decline and Health: A Double Crisis for the African Woman; 7: Medical Care of Women Living with HIV Infection; 8: Female Prostitutes in North America: What are their Risks of HIV Infection?; 9: Women Drug Users and their Partners; 10: Issues for Women as Carers in HIV/AIDS; 11: Care Needs and Access to Care among Women Living with HIV; 12: Children in Mourning: Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on Mothers with AIDS and their Families; 13: 'Don't Forget the Children': Families Living with HIV Infection; 14: HIV and Development: Learning from Others; 15: A Personal Testament: Before and After

O autorze

Lydia Bennett, Catherine Hankins, Lorraine Sherr