The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers (Directions in Development)

Book Detail
Edition: 1
Release: 2012-12-11
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0821397745
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers (Directions in Development) pdf
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This volume presents an integrated epidemiologic, social, and economic analysis of the global epidemics of HIV among sex workers in low- and middle-income countries. The book provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of the available public health and social science data to characterize the nature, scope, and complexities of these epidemics. A community empowerment-based approach to HIV prevention, treatment, and care is outlined and demonstrated to be cost-effective across multiple settings, with a significant projected impact on HIV incidence among sex workers and transmission dynamics overall. The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers seeks to assist governments, public health implementing agencies, donors, and sex worker communities to better understand and respond to the epidemics among a population facing heightened social and structural vulnerabilities to HIV. The book combines a systematic review of the global epidemiology of HIV among sex workers and in-depth case studies Download The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers (Directions in Development) for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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