03010nam 2200613Ia 450 991082714690332120200520144314.01-280-54257-897866105425740-8213-6758-710.1596/978-0-8213-6757-5(CKB)1000000000247132(EBL)459607(OCoLC)71354877(SSID)ssj0000085300(PQKBManifestationID)11981181(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085300(PQKBWorkID)10023004(PQKB)11078599(OCoLC)560138290(MiAaPQ)EBC459607(EXLCZ)99100000000024713220060616d2006 uf 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrAIDS in South Asia understanding and responding to a heterogeneous epidemic /Stephen Moses, James Blanchard, Han Kang1st ed.Washington, 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 AsiaAIDS (Disease)Public health362.196/979200954Moses Stephen A1690520Blanchard James F1690521Kang Han K1690522MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827146903321AIDS in South Asia4066250UNINA