A Woman's Guide to Living with HIV Infection

A Woman's Guide to Living with HIV Infection

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218-4319. ISBN 0-8018-7913-2, 0-8018-7914-0pbk. $45.00, $15.95pbk.
Rebecca A. Clark, Robert T. Maupin Jr., Jill Hayes Hammer. 2004.

This book has been written to help women understand HIV and help them to find support and treatment. The book is designed to be either read from cover to cover or by parts that are of immediate interest to the reader. There are 4 major sections of the book that cover HIV-related health issues; general health issues; reproduction and contraception; and how to make the health care system work for you. There are additional topics on clinical trial and study participation, chronic pain, substance use, and abusive relationships. This is by far one of the best guides published for women. In the U.S. approximately one fourth of the HIV/AIDS infected individuals are women with the rate of infection higher in the African-American and Hispanic communities. In this book "we explain what HIV does to women's bodies; we describe HIV-related medical conditions in women, we explore issues related to reproduction and contraception for women with HIV; and we describe the treatment available to women with HIV." This is a highly recommended book for personal use and a must to have in all public and academic libraries.

Keywords: Women; Medical Care; Health and Hygiene
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