AIDS Education: Interventions in Multi-Cultural Societies

Sixteen years into the AIDS epidemic, our understandings of the virus, its transmis- sion, modes of controlling blood banks and testing are relatively well established. In the last decade, we have also experienced an astonishing amount ofnew social science research ena- bling us to better understand concepts like risk taking, gender-related prevention, women's health, and youth psychology, just to mention a few. In almost every country in the world, efforts have been made to respond affirmatively to the challenge of stopping the further spread of HIVI AIDS. Educational interventions have ranged from re-inventing the wheel to innovative programs, using a variety of health educa- tion methods. The field of evaluation research now provides us a better understanding of what works and what does not work. Issues relating to human rights, the relationship be- tween the affected and the healthlmedical professional communities, and to the inequality in the delivery ofpreventive and educational services are becoming an important part ofthe de- bates and discussions in the concerned societies.

Author: G. Sabar-Friedman

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: May 17, 2013

Number of Pages: 266 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1475791240

ISBN-13: 9781475791242