HIV/AIDS in South Africa /
edited by S.S. Abdool Karim and Q. Abdool Karim.
- Second edition.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- 1 online resource (608 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Birth of a rapidly growing epidemic -- The virus, the human host and their interactions -- HIV risk factors and prevention strategies -- Focal groups for understanding the HIV epidemic -- The impact of AIDS -- Treating HIV -- What does the future hold?
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.
9781139062404 (ebook)
AIDS (Disease)--South Africa. HIV infections--South Africa. AIDS (Disease)--Patients--South Africa. AIDS (Disease)--Treatment--South Africa. AIDS (Disease)--Prevention.--South Africa AIDS (Disease)--Treatment. AIDS (Disease)--Patients. AIDS (Disease)--Prevention. HIV infections. HIV-positive persons. HIV-positive persons--South Africa.