Fr. 140.00

Progress in Preventing Aids? - Dogma, Dissent and Innovation - Global Perspectives

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Originally published in the "International Quarterly of Community Health Education", this work presents twenty-one chapters about the state of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in a global context.


List of contents

Preface William Griffiths
Introduction and Overview
Progress in Preventing AIDS? Dogma, Dissent and Innovations David Buchanan and George P. Cernada
I. The Science of Prevention: Doctrine and Dogma
Sexual Practices That May Favor the Transmission of HIV in a Rural Community in Nigeria Ademola J. Ajuwon,Oladimeji Oladepo, Joshua D. Adeniyi and William R. Brieger
Perceived Barriers to HIV Prevention among University Students in Sierra Leone, West Africa Thomas J. Stewart and Donna L. Richter
AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavioral Intentions of Adolescents in Trinidad: A Pilot Study Naomi N. Modeste, Claudette Francis and Dumiso Matshazi
Preventing HIV Infection Among Juvenile Delinquents: Educational Diagnosis Using the Health Belief Model Kathleen M. Lux and Rick Petosa
Use of Health Belief Model to Predict Condom Use among University Students in Nigeria Christiana Udo Edem and S. Marie Harvey
The Role of Threat and Efficacy in AIDS Prevention Kim Witte
II. Voices of Dissent
The Viral Model for AIDS: Paradigmatic Dominance, Politics, or Best Approximation of Reality? Paul E. Pezza
AIDS Communication: What Predicts Health Professionals' Decisions? D. F. Treadwell
Another Crack in the Mirror: The Politics of AIDS Prevention in Mexico Hector Carrillo
HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in the U.S.: A Review, Analysis and Integration Gust A. Yep
Sociology of AIDS within Black Communities: Theoretical Considerations Clarence Spigner
AIDS in the African Press Dana Lear
Women and the Risk of HIV Infection in Nigeria: Implications for Control Programs Ademola J. Ajuwon and Wuraola Shokunbi
III. Innovations in Field Practice
Theory and Action for Effective Condom Promotion: Illustrations from a Behavior Intervention Project for Sex Workers in Singapore Mee Lian Wong, Roy Chan, David Koh, and Christina Misa Wong
Using Theory to Design an Intervention for HIV/AIDS Prevention for Farm Workers in Rural Zimbabwe Susan M. L. Laver, Bart Van Den Borne, and Gerjo Kok
Was the Intervention Implemented as Intended?: A Process Evaluation of an AIDS Prevention Intervention in Rural Zimbabwe Susan M. L. Laver, Bart Van Den Borne, Gerjo Kok, and Godfrey Woelk
The Potential of Drama and Songs as Channels for AIDS Education in Africa: A Report on Focus Group Findings from Ghana Kwadwo Bosompra
Needle Sharing for the Use of Therapeutic Drugs as a Potential AIDS Risk Behavior among Migrant Hispanic Farmworkers in the Eastern Stream Jerry Lafferty, David Foulk, and Rebecca Ryan
Enlisting the Support of Traditional Healers in an AIDS Education Campaign in Zambia B. U. Chirwa and E. Sivile
The CEPA Project: A New Model for Community-Based Program Planning David Buchanan, Joani Marinoff, Edna Apostol, Nancy O'Hare, Dalila Balfour, Maria Rodriguez, Carmen Claudio, and Carlos Santiago
Contributors
Index

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David Ross Buchanan, Peter George

Summary

Originally published in the "International Quarterly of Community Health Education", this work presents twenty-one chapters about the state of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in a global context.

Product details

Authors David Ross Buchanan, David Ross Cernada Buchanan, George Peter Cernada
Assisted by David Buchanan (Editor), George Cernada (Editor)
Publisher Baywood pub co
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 15.06.1998
 
EAN 9780895031761
ISBN 978-0-89503-176-1
No. of pages 359
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine

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