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Preventing HIV in Developing Countries: Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches
Laura Gibney (Ed.)
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Description for Preventing HIV in Developing Countries: Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches
Hardback. Until now, planners seeking to create HIV prevention programs in developing countries relied on published interventions successfully implemented in the industrialized world. This volume brings together HIV researchers and activists who describe intervention strategies employed primarily in developing countries. Editor(s): Vermund, Sten H.; DiClemente, Ralph J. Series: AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1760.
Globally, action to prevent HIV spread is inadequate. Over 16,000 new infections occur every day. Yet we are not helpless in the face of disaster, as shown by the rich prevention experience analyzed in this valuable new compendium. Best pr- tice exists-a set of tried and tested ways of slowing the spread of HIV, of persuading and enabling people to protect themselves and others from the virus. Individually, features of best practice can be found almost everywhere. The tragedy, on a world scale, is that prevention is spotty, not comprehensive; the measures are not being applied on anywhere ... Read more
Globally, action to prevent HIV spread is inadequate. Over 16,000 new infections occur every day. Yet we are not helpless in the face of disaster, as shown by the rich prevention experience analyzed in this valuable new compendium. Best pr- tice exists-a set of tried and tested ways of slowing the spread of HIV, of persuading and enabling people to protect themselves and others from the virus. Individually, features of best practice can be found almost everywhere. The tragedy, on a world scale, is that prevention is spotty, not comprehensive; the measures are not being applied on anywhere ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Series
AIDS Prevention and Mental Health
Condition
New
Weight
1759g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306459610
SKU
V9780306459610
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99-15
Reviews for Preventing HIV in Developing Countries: Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches
`This is a highly recommended book for all academic and medical libraries. it should be read by anyone who is administering any HIV prevention program.' AIDS Book Review Journal `This volume provides a practical, accessible compendium of HIV prevention strategies implemented in developing countries, including accounts of the ... Read more