Intimate Interventions in Global Health - Family Planning and Hiv Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

List of contents

1. Introduction: understanding the links between family planning and HIV prevention; 2. The intersection of the global population and AIDS fields; 3. From family planning to HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa; 4. Malawi: negative policy feedback and political legacy; 5. Nigeria: transnational pressure and political disruption; 6. Senegal: transnational ties and technocratic leadership; 7. Conclusion: the implications of intimate interventions for global health.

About the author

Rachel Sullivan Robinson is an associate professor in the School of International Service at American University, Washington DC. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology and demography from the University of California, Berkeley and has conducted field research in Nigeria, Senegal, Malawi, and Namibia. Dr Robinson teaches courses on statistics, global health, population studies, development, and nongovernmental organizations.

Summary

This book is a comparative study of links between HIV prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa and the family planning programs that preceded the epidemic, and how factors influenced the response to the epidemic. It is intended for scholars and academics in global health, international development, African studies, sociology and political science.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Sullivan Robinson, Rachel Sullivan (American University Robinson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781107462885
• ISBN: 978-1-107-46288-5
• No. of pages: 291
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, MEDICAL / AIDS & HIV, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, Public health & preventive medicine, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Public health and preventive medicine, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control, Hiv / Aids: Social Aspects, HIV / AIDS, Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases, Sub-Saharan Africa