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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797498203321

Autore

Lavadenz Fernando

Titolo

Thirty years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Argentina : an assessment of the national health response / / [edited by] Fernando Lavadenz, Carla Pantanali, Eliana Zeballos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2015

ISBN

1-4648-0597-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Directions in Development : Human Development

Disciplina

362.19697/9200982

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Epidemiology - Argentina

HIV infections - Argentina

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover --  Contents --  Foreword --  Acknowledgments --  About the Authors --  Abbreviations --  Executive Summary --  Chapter 1 Thirty Years of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Argentina --  Introduction --  Changes in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic during the Past Two Decades --  HIV/AIDS Response in Argentina: National Public Policy and Public Good --  Conclusion --  Note --  References --  Chapter 2 Burden of HIV/AIDS in Argentina: Global and Regional Comparative Analysis --  Introduction --  Global Burden of Disease Approach --  HIV/AIDS Epidemics in Argentina Using a BoD Approach --   Conclusion --  Notes --  References --  Chapter 3 Subnational Analysis of the Burden of HIV/AIDS in Argentina --  Introduction --  Methodology --  Subnational Epidemiological Analysis --  Subnational Burden of Disease Analysis --  Conclusion --  Annex 3A: Burden of HIV/AIDS in Argentina, 2005-2010 --  Notes --  References --  Chapter 4 Advances and Challenges in the Supply of HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment from the Argentine Public Health System --  Introduction --  Conceptual Definitions of the Participatory Diagnostic Study --  Methodology --   Comparative Analysis for 2007-2011 --  Conclusion --  Notes --  References --  Chapter 5 Social and Economic Factors Related to the Demand Side of the HIV/AIDS Burden in Argentina --  Introduction --  High-Risk Populations in Argentina --  Methodology --  Data Analysis and Results --  Conclusion --  Notes --  



References --  Chapter 6 Is Argentina Spending Too Much on Its HIV/AIDS Program? A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis --  Introduction --  Overview of Argentina's Domestic HIV/AIDS Spending --  Cross-Country Comparison of HIV/AIDS Spending --  Viability and Sustainability of the HIV/AIDS Program in Argentina --  Conclusion --  Notes --  References --  Chapter 7 Cost-Benefit Analysis of the HIV/AIDS Program in Argentina --  Introduction --  Cost-Benefit Analysis --  Results --  Conclusion --  Notes --  References --  Conclusions --  Key Advances --  Challenges --  Note --  Glossary --  Note --  Boxes --  2.1 Burden of Disease --  2.2 How Is a DALY Calculated? --  Figures --  Map -- Tables --

Sommario/riassunto

The 1992 creation of the National HIV/AIDS Program was a fundamental step for Argentina to reach the second lowest burden of HIV/AIDS in South America. From 2000 to 2010, Argentina further reduced the already low HIV/AIDS incidence of 15.9 per 100,000 by 25 percent and reduced the burden by 21 percent. This study analyzes the national and inter-provincial burden of disease, the demographics of new HIV cases, the demand and supply-sides of service delivery, and conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the National HIV/AIDS Program over the last decade. Though the National HIV/AIDS Program was an ins