AIDS and development in Africa : a social science perspective

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Author:

Hope, Kempe Ronald, Sr., 1949-

ISBN:

9780789006387

Publication Information:

New York : Haworth Press, 1999.

Physical Description:

xvi, 224 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Ch. 1. The Socioeconomic Context of AIDS in Africa: A Review / Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr. -- Ch. 2. Social Science Explanations of the AIDS Pandemic in Africa / Pempelani Mufune -- Ch. 3. Beyond the Statistics: HIV/AIDS As a Socioeconomic Epidemic in Africa / Hassan O. Kaya -- Ch. 4. HIV/AIDS and the Status of Women in Botswana / Gwen N. Lesetedi -- Ch. 5. Women's Health, Sociocultural Practices, and HIV/AIDS in Swaziland / Mamane Nxumalo -- Ch. 6. Sexual Abuse, HIV/AIDS, and the Legal Rights of Women in Swaziland / Phumelele Thwala -- Ch. 7. The Law and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Competing Claims and Interests / Kwame Frimpong -- Ch. 8. Orphans of the AIDS Pandemic: The Sub-Saharan Africa Experience / Gloria Jacques -- Ch. 9. Media and the African Context of the Social Construction of HIV/AIDS / Skye Hughes and Ikanyeng S. Malila -- Ch. 10. The Social Context of HIV/AIDS Policy in Africa / Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie and Kwaku Osei-Hwedie.

Ch. 11. A Note on National Policy and HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe / Helen Jackson -- Ch. 12. Societal Responses to HIV/AIDS in Botswana / Patrick Molutsi and M. N. Badade -- Ch. 13. AIDS Awareness and Sexual Behavior Change in South Africa / Leickness C. Simbayi -- Ch. 14. HIV/AIDS and a Return to Traditional Cultural Practices in Malawi / Gregory Kamwendo and Olex Kamowa -- Ch. 15. The Question of Relevance in AIDS Education in Malawi / Violet M. Bonga -- Ch. 16. AIDS and Peer Education in Lesotho / Julia Chere-Masopha -- Ch. 17. Human Resource Development and Training in Relation to HIV/AIDS in the Formal Sector in Zambia / Robert Tembo -- Ch. 18. HIV/AIDS, Households, and the Informal Economy in Africa: An Endnote from the Field / Vitalis G. Chipfakacha.

Abstract:

AIDS and Development in Africa demonstrates the human consequences of AIDS and the efforts being made by governments, individuals, families, villages, communities, and non-governmental organizations to respond to the pandemic. You will read beyond the usual analysis of demographics and receive much more substantial assessments and analyses of the burden on people, economies, and health care systems of the African countries.

Subject Term:

AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

HIV infections -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

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Hope, Kempe Ronald, Sr., 1949-

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AIDS and Development in Africa: A Social Science Perspective is the first book-length treatment of both the impact of AIDS in Africa and an assessment of intervention strategies in varying cultural situations. Developed from revised selected papers from the nineteenth Southern African Universities Social Science Conference, AIDS and Development in Africa will be of interest to counselors, medical and development practitioners, Africanists, and AIDS researchers. From this book, you will find wide analytical coverage of the issues and country case studies related to the contributory factors and development impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. You will also explore the ability of countries to willingly promote and cope with the pandemic in the context of their different economic circumstances.

Specifically in AIDS and Development in Africa, you will read about: socioeconomic context of AIDS social scientific explanations of the AIDS pandemic in Africa HIV/AIDS and the status of women in Botswana and Swaziland sexual abuse and HIV/AIDS law and HIV/AIDS orphans of the AIDS pandemic media and the African context of social construction human resource development and training in relation to HIV/AIDS in Zambia

AIDS and Development in Africa uses a multidisciplinary social science perspective in case studies of such countries as Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi, and Zambia to reveal contributory factors and the developmental impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa. This book demonstrates the human consequences of AIDS and the efforts being made by governments, individuals, families, villages, communities, and national government organizations to respond to the pandemic. For example, you will learn about information campaigns and peer education approaches that are successfully increasing transmission awareness and condom use. You will read beyond the usual analysis of demographics and receive much more substantial assessments and analyses of the burden on people, economies, and health care systems of the African countries.

AIDS and Development in Africa is indispensable to anyone who is involved with HIV/AIDS prevention/intervention in Africa. This comprehensive book provides you with essential and up-to-date research on the many issues surrounding Africa's HIV/AIDS pandemic.