HIV/AIDS in South Africa / edited by S.S. Abdool Karim and Q. Abdool Karim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abdool Karim, S. S.

Abdool Karim, Q. (Quarraisha)

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

HIV infections--South Africa.

HIV infections.

AIDS (Disease)--South Africa.

AIDS (Disease).

South Africa.

Physical Description:

592 pages : illustrations, facsimile, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2008]

Summary:

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.

The book comprises seven sections, the first of which describes the evolving epidemic, presents the numbers behind the epidemic, and captures its nature in one of the worst affected parts of the world. This is followed by a section on the science of the virus, covering its structure and its diagnosis. HIV risk factors and prevention strategies, focal population groups and the impact of HIV/AIDS in all aspects of South African life are discussed in the next four sections. The final sections look at the treatment of HIV/AIDS, the politics of HIV/AIDS treatment, mathematical modelling to extrapolate the potential impact of treatment and finally a discussion of the future of HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

This text has been written at an accessible level for the general reader, undergraduate and postgraduate students, health care providers, researchers and policymakers in this field as well as international scholars studying HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Contents:

Section 1 The evolving HIV epidemic

3 HIV infection in South Africa: the evolving epidemic / Eleanor Gouws, Quarraisha Abdool Karim 48

4 HIV incidence rates in South Africa / Eleanor Gouws 67

Section 2 The virus, the human host and their interactions

5 Viral structure, replication, tropism, pathogenesis and natural history / Lynn Morris, Tonie Cilliers 79

6 HIV diagnostics / Adrian Puren 89

7 Origin, diversity and spread of HIV-1 / Carolyn Williamson, Darren P. Martin 109

8 Cellular immunity in HIV: a sythesis of responses to preserve self / Clive Gray 119

Section 3 HIV risk factors and prevention strategies

9 Reducing sexual risk behaviours: Theory and research, successes and challenges / Catherine Mathews 143

10 Barrier methods / Landon Myer 166

11 Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 / Hoosen 'Jerry' Coovadia 183

12 Sexually transmitted infections / David Coetzee, Leigh Johnson 193

13 Safe blood supplies / Anton Heyns, Johanna P. Swanevelder 203

14 Intravenous drug use in South Africa / Ted Leggett 217

15 New prevention strategies under development and investigation / Salim S. Abdool Karim, Cheryl Baxter 226

Section 4 Focal groups for understanding the HIV epidemic

16 Heterosexual transmission of HIV - the importance of a gendered perspective in HIV prevention / Quarraisha Abdool Karim 243

17 Young people and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Prevalence of infection, risk factors and social context / Abigail Harrison 262

18 Female sex workers / Gita Ramjee 285

19 Population movement and the spread of HIV in southern Africa / Mark Lurie 298

20 Young men / Gethwana Makahye 313

Section 5 The impact of AIDS

21 Shattering the silence - an auto-biographic, reflective narrative on living with HIV/AIDS / Lilian Benita Mboyi 321

22 Impact of AIDS - the health care burden / Mark Colvin 336

23 The impact of AIDS on the community / Janet Frohlich 351

24 The achilles heel? The impact of HIV/AIDS on democracy in South Africa / Mark Heywood 371

25 The impact on ethics / Jerome Singh 384

26 The economic impact of AIDS / Alan Whiteside 405

27 AIDS-related mortality in South Africa / Debbie Bradshaw, Rob Dorrington 419

28 TB and HIV / Gavin Churchyard, Elizabeth Corbet 433

29 Prevention of opportunistic infections in adults / Gary Maartens 454

30 Nutritional prophylaxis / Marianne Visser 463

31 Challenges in managing AIDS in South Africa / Douglas Wilson, Lara Fairall 477

32 Antiretroviral therapy / Robin Wood 504

33 The challenges of implementing antiretroviral treatment in South Africa / Andrew Gray 524

34 The political history of AIDS treatment / Nawaal Deane 538

Section 7 What does the future hold?

35 Models and trends / Brian Williams 551

36 The future of the HIV epidemic in South Africa / Salim S. Abdool Karim, Quarraisha Abdool Karim 567.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0521616298

OCLC:

69942532

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