The fight against HIV remains complicated with contracting donor resources and high
burden of HIV among reproductive age adults still often limiting independent economic …

Winner of the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2008 Of approximately 37 million
HIV positive people in the world, 24.7 million live in sub-Saharan Africa and about 5.. 5 …

INTRODUCTION—The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized
among men who have sex with men in the United States in 1981 [1, 2]. While initially limited …

The report covers the epidemiology of HIV from both social and biomedical points of view,
providing us not only with statistical data on HIV prevalence, HIV incidence and antiretroviral …

With expanded access to HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV epidemics are
transitioning from hyperendemic to declining/endemic epidemic phases, characterized …

Objectives To give an overview of the HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region. Methods Articles on the MENA region were reviewed. Results The MENA …

Of all areas of the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA, see Fig. 1 for countries
included in this supplement's classification) may engender the most perceptions and …

The aim of this book is to present a study of the epidemic in a way which is accessible to all.
The author takes a holistic approach in examining the social epidemiology of HIV/AIDS …

Specifically, the HIV epidemic review aims to: 1) Describe the level of heterogeneity of the
South African HIV epidemic and comment on any sub-epidemics that can be delineated …

This book explains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and
combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surrounding the root causes …