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Author:   Ann O'Leary, PhD ,  Loretta Sweet Jemmott
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1995 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.310kg
ISBN:  

9780306450419

ISBN 10:   0306450410
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   30 September 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. General Issues in the Prevention of AIDS in Women.- 2. Interactions among HIV, Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Socioeconomic Status, and Poverty in Women.- 3. Women-Centered Prevention Techniques and Technologies.- 4. Childhood Sexual Abuse and AIDS: Issues and Interventions.- 5. Preventing AIDS in Female Adolescents.- 6. African American Women and HIV-Risk-Reduction Issues.- 7. Latinas and AIDS: Challenges to HIV Prevention Efforts.- 8. Drug-Using Women and HIV: Risk-Reduction and Prevention Issues.- 9. Female Sex Workers: Scapegoats in the AIDS Epidemic.- 10. Women and AIDS in Developing Countries.- 11. Lesbian Women and HIV/AIDS: An Appeal for Inclusion.- 12. Future Directions.- About the Authors.

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`... 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 theory, together with case illustrations that provide insights into treatment issues. Clinicians ... will find this a valuable source of information, organized so as to enhance its use as a resource.' Readings (1996) `... significant ... this book is a valuable resource for AIDS clinicians, researchers and policy makers.' Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

`... 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 theory, together with case illustrations that provide insights into treatment issues. Clinicians ... will find this a valuable source of information, organized so as to enhance its use as a resource.' Readings (1996) `... significant ... this book is a valuable resource for AIDS clinicians, researchers and policy makers.' Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

... 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 theory, together with case illustrations that provide insights into treatment issues. Clinicians ... will find this a valuable source of information, organized so as to enhance its use as a resource.' Readings (1996) ... significant ... this book is a valuable resource for AIDS clinicians, researchers and policy makers.' Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

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