AEGiS-BKREV: Sexual Behavior and AIDS in India

(BKREV) Sexual Behavior and AIDS in India

Vidas Publishing House PVT Ltd, 576 Masjid Road, Jangpura, New Delhi 110014 India/distributed by South Asia Books, PO Box 502, Columbia, MO 65205. 157p., bibliog., index. ISBN 81-259-0125-6. $24.00.
Moni Nag. 1996.

Moni Nag delves into the forbidden, hidden and taboo intimate area of sexual behavior. In India, talking about sexual behavior has long been forbidden. Research in this area has been neglected, even in the field of family planning. AIDS is changing this outlook. The Indian government has to now realize that education about sexual behavior is high on the list of priorities. As a result, research in this area has increased. Moni Nag "has examined, collated and synthesized current research on sexuality in India--a country that is facing a devastating AIDS epidemic." He has looked at all that has been done and "has synthesized the results of this research to examine sexual practices among youth, women and men in urban, rural and tribal communities, as well as of those who form a part of the sex industry." The book is an effort to bring sexuality and sexual behavior into the forefront of thinking by those in the government. It is an excellent book, produced at a time when India needs to be thinking seriously how they will move into the next millennium with a plan that speaks to AIDS in India and how to educate the people about it.

He lists 8 high priority topics for research: "Clients of Female Sex Workers," "Female Sex Workers living outside red-light areas," "Sexually exploited and violated groups," "Male homosexuals and male sex workers," "Sexual networks of persons with high risk of HIV transmission," "Women's control over sex in marital relations," "Sex education among adolescents," and "Strategies for increasing the use of condoms." This is a recommended book for all academic libraries.

Keywords: India

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