The Dutch response to HIV : pragmatism and consensus / edited by Theo Sandfort.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sandfort, Theo, 1953-

Series:

Social aspects of AIDS.

Social aspects of AIDS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Netherlands.

AIDS (Disease).

HIV infections--Netherlands.

HIV infections.

HIV infections--Netherlands--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Bristol, PA : UCL Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Netherlands' response to AIDS is widely regarded as well organized and effective. This is largely due to the timely response to the threat of the disease, with a prevention programme starting in 1982. This Dutch example provides an instructive case study for other countries with relevance for policy makers now and in the future. The book documents and discusses Dutch prevention policy: most specifically the prevention policies and activities for various target groups; the focus on prevention research and studies on sexuality and health behaviour; and the emphasis on individual responsibili

Contents:

Cover; The Dutch Response to HIV Pragmatism and Consensus; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Pragmatism and Consensus: The Dutch Response to HIV; Part 1 HIV Prevention Strategies and Outcomes; Chapter 2 'Safe Sex' and 'Compassion': Public Campaigns on AIDS in the Netherlands; Chapter 3 HIV Prevention Activities for Gay Men in the Netherlands 1983-93; Chapter 4 AIDS among Injecting Drug Users in the Netherlands: The Epidemic and the Response

Chapter 5 Sex Work and HIV in the Netherlands: Policy, Research and PreventionChapter 6 AIDS Prevention for Migrants in the Netherlands; Part 2 Policy Issues; Chapter 7 The Decisive Role of Politics: AIDS Control in the Netherlands; Chapter 8 No Anal Sex Please: We're Dutch. A Dilemma in HIV Prevention Directed at Gay Men; Chapter 9 The Impact of AIDS on the Dutch Health Care System; Chapter 10 AIDS: A Priority Issue in Foreign Assistance by the Netherlands; Part 3 Original Studies; Chapter 11 Sexual Behaviour in the Netherlands

Chapter 12 Determinants of Safe Sex among Adult Heterosexuals: Towards Theory-Based InterventionsChapter 13 Sex, Relationships and Risks among Young People: Trends between 1990 and 1995; Chapter 14 Adoption and Maintenance of Safe Sex in a National Cohort of Gay Men in the Netherlands; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-35974-1

1-135-35975-X

0-203-50199-3

1-280-40679-8

9786610406791

9780203501993

OCLC:

437082865