Characterizing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa : : time for strategic action / / Laith J. Abu-Raddad ... [and others]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: xxii, 282 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm
• Disciplina: 614.5/9939200956
• Soggetto topico: AIDS (Disease) - Middle East; AIDS (Disease) - Africa, North
• Altri autori: Abu-RaddadLaith J. <1970->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Key Definitions and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa: Why and How?; Figures; Chapter 2 Injecting Drug Users and HIV; Tables; Chapter 3 Men Who Have Sex with Men and HIV; Chapter 4 Commercial Sex and HIV; Chapter 5 Potential Bridging Populations and HIV; Chapter 6 General Population and HIV; Chapter 7 Further Evidence Related to HIV Epidemiology in MENA; Chapter 8 Condom Knowledge and Use and HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes; Chapter 9 HIV/AIDS and Vulnerability Settings; Boxes ; Chapter 10 Proxy Biological Markers of Sexual Risk BehaviorChapter 11 Analytical Insights into HIV Transmission Dynamics and Epidemic Potential in MENA; Chapter 12 Snapshot on Response to HIV Epidemic in MENA: Linking Evidence with Policy and Programmatic Action to Avert the Epidemic; Chapter 13 Summary of Recommendations; Appendixes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite global progress in understanding the epidemiology of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), knowledge about the epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains limited and subject to much controversy. In the more than 25 years since the discovery of HIV, no scientific study has provided a comprehensive, data-driven synthesis of the spread of HIV/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) in the region. Consequently, the effectiveness of policies, programs, and resources intended to address the spread of HIV/AIDS has been compromised. This report aims to fill the knowledge g
• Titolo autorizzato: Characterizing the HIV
• ISBN: 1-282-64529-3; 9786612645297; 0-8213-8138-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791472303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.