02971nam 2200589Ia 450 991045045740332120190503214555.01-280-54257-897866105425740-8213-6758-7(CKB)1000000000247132(EBL)459607(OCoLC)71354877(SSID)ssj0000085300(PQKBManifestationID)11981181(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085300(PQKBWorkID)10023004(PQKB)11078599(OCoLC)560138290(MiAaPQ)EBC459607(EXLCZ)99100000000024713220060616d2006 uf 0engtxtccrAIDS in South Asia[electronic resource] understanding and responding to a heterogeneous epidemic /Stephen Moses, James Blanchard, Han KangWashington, DC World Bank20061 online resource (140 p.)Health, nutrition, and population seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6757-9 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Background and Rationale; 2. Analytic Framework; Figures; 3. HIV and Related Surveillance in the South Asia Region; Tables; 4. Sexual and Injecting Drug Use Behaviors; 5. HIV Prevalence and Spread; 6. Country-Specific Analyses; Boxes; 7. Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programs; 8. Summary of Recommendations; Appendix A: The World Bank Response to AIDS in South Asia; Appendix B: Definition of Targeted and General Population Interventions; Appendix C: Country Analysis Summaries; References; IndexSouth Asia's HIV epidemic is highly heterogeneous. As a result, informed, prioritized, and effective responses necessitate an understanding of the epidemic diversity between and within countries. Further spread of HIV in South Asia is preventable. The future size of South Asia's epidemic will depend on an effective two-pronged approach: firstly, on the scope and effectiveness of HIV prevention programs for sex workers and their clients, injecting drug users and their sexual partners, and men having sex with men and their other sexual partners; and secondly, on the effectiveness of effortsHealth, nutrition, and population series.AIDS (Disease)South AsiaPublic healthSouth AsiaElectronic books.AIDS (Disease)Public health362.196979200954Moses Stephen A984152Blanchard James F984153Kang Han K984154MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450457403321AIDS in South Asia2247729UNINA