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HIV and AIDS: A Global View

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881. 290p., bibliog.., index. (A World View of Social Issues). ISBN 0-313-31403-9. $49.95.
edited by Karen McElrath. 2002.

It has been reported that an estimated 36.1 million persons are living with HIV and that approximately 21.8 million persons have died from AIDS-related illnesses (as of the end of 2000, reported by UNAIDS/WHO 2000). "This volume addresses HIV and AIDS and the related social health challenges that we face as a result of the pandemic." It provides a detailed account of 15 different countries, highlighting issues that include the history of HIV and AIDS, prevalence, incidence, and modes of transmission; stigma faced by persons living with HIV and AIDS; available treatment; government responses to HIV and AIDS; and the role of nongovernmental organizations. The countries covered are: Australia, Brazil, Central and Eastern Europe, China, Haiti, Ireland, Kenya and Uganda, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Sub-Saharan Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.

These are very readable accounts and include graphs, charts, and extensive bibliographies. Each chapter is arranged in the same way so that comparisons between countries are easy. "This worldview will help students and scholars to think critically about how building a better understanding of how a specific social issue is viewed and handled worldwide can help build a better world community." This is a recommended book for public, academic, and health science libraries.

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