HIV Health and Your Community - Softcover

Granich, Reuben; Mermin, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0942364406 ISBN 13: 9780942364408

Publisher: The Hesperian Foundation, 1999

Synopsis

A comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide for health care workers worldwide, especially in areas with few medical resources. Designed as a manual for people confronting the HIV epidemic in their communities, no medical or technical knowledge or prior training in HIV prevention and care of people with AIDS is required. Topics range from the biology of the virus to designing successful prevention programs and writing grant proposals. Risk factors for infection are discussed explicitly and suggestions given of helpful methods for explaining them and assisting people to change their behavior. Extensive discussions of complex medical treatments not available to 95 percent of the people in the world who have HIV are avoided, focusing instead on medical interventions available in less industrialized settings. Illustrations highlight important topics and increase the accessibility of the text. An appendix aimed at readers with medical training discusses common AIDS-related illnesses and their treatment.

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Review

'This excellent work will be of great importance as a guide and manual for primary health care workers as well as lay persons who may have an interest in or may be involved personally with HIV. It is a very readable text written with great clarity.'B. D. Schoub, Director, National Institute for Virology, South Africa

Synopsis

A comprehensive and accessible guide for community health workers confronting the growing HIV epidemic, with emphasis on successful prevention efforts around the world. Topics include virus biology, epidemiology, prevention programme design and writing grant proposals. Accessible for those with little medical knowledge, HIV prevention training or experience in caring for those living with AIDS, the book uses clear, contemporary examples to illustrate public health interventions successful in less industrialized areas. The book also features a valuable, easy-to-use appendix of common illnesses and treatments aimed at readers with more medical training.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Hesperian Foundation
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0942364406
• ISBN 13: 9780942364408
• Binding: Paperback