The global HIV epidemics among sex workers [[electronic resource] /] / Deanna Kerrigan ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 614.599392; 616.9
• Soggetto topico: HIV infections - Epidemiology; Prostitutes
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KerriganDeanna
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Tables; ES.1 HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers vs. Adult Women across Geographic Regions: Meta-Analysis of the Increased Burden of HIV Experienced by Female Sex Workers; Boxes; ES.1 What is Empowerment-based, Comprehensive Prevention?; Figures; ES.1 Modeling Scale-up of a Community Empowerment-based Comprehensive HIV Prevention in Kenya: New HIV Infections among Sex Workers; ES.2 Modeling Scale-up a Community Empowerment-based Approach to Comprehensive HIV Prevention in Kenya: New Infections among the Adult Population ; ES.3 Cost per HIV Infection Averted: Cumulative Due to the Expansion of the Community Empowerment-based Prevention Interventions for Sex Workers, in the Context of Earlier ART Initiation among Adults, 2012-16ES.4 HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers in the Context of Declining Prevalence of Violence in Ukraine; ES.5 Trends in New Infections among Adults in the Context of Declining Prevalence Against Sex Workers in Ukraine; Authors' Note on Limitations of the Report; Chapter 1 Introduction; References; Chapter 2 Review of the Epidemiology of HIV among Sex Workers; Introduction; Methods ; 2.1 Systematic Review of HIV among Sex Workers: Search Results Results; 2.1 Meta-Analyses of Aggregate Country Data Comparing HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers and Reproductive Age Women in Low and Middle Income Countries with Data on Female Sex Workers HIV Prevalence, 2007-11; 2.2 Subgroup Meta-analysis of Pooled OR for HIV Infection among Female Sex Workers Region and Prevalence Level Forest Plot Showing Meta-Analysis of Risk of HIV Infection among Female Sex Workers Compared to Women 15-49 in Low and Middle Income Countries, 2000-06 ; 2.2 Forest Plot Showing Meta-Analysis of Risk of HIV Infection among Female Sex Workers Compared to Women 15-49 in Low and Middle Income Countries, 2000-06 Maps; 2.1 Map of HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers in Low and Middle Income Countries including Data from 2007-11 Categorized by HIV Prevalence and Pooled HIV Prevalence Estimates by Region; Discussion; References; Chapter 3 Country Case Studies on Sex Work and HIV Prevention; Benin; 3.1 Geographical Distribution of HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers in Benin; 3.1 HIV Prevalence Trends among Female Sex Workers in Benin; Brazil ; 3.2 Prevalence of HIV among Sex Workers: Data from Select Epidemiologic Studies i n Brazil 3.2 Trends in HIV Prevalence among the General Adult Population and Female, Male, and Travesti Sex Workers; Dominican Republic; 3.3 HIV Prevalence per Region among Female Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic; 3.3 Trends in HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers in Santo Domingo, 1991-2004; India; 3.4 Geographic Distribution of HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers in India; 3.4 HIV Prevalence among the Adult Populations and Female Sex Workers by Region in India; Kenya ; 3.5 Geographic Distribution of HIV Prevalence among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume presents an integrated epidemiologic, social, and economic analysis of the global epidemics of HIV among sex workers in low- and middle-income countries. The book provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of the available public health and social science data to characterize the nature, scope, and complexities of these epidemics. A community empowerment-based approach to HIV prevention, treatment, and care is outlined and demonstrated to be cost-effective across multiple settings, with a significant projected impact on HIV incidence among sex workers and transmission dynamics o
• Titolo autorizzato: The global HIV epidemics among sex workers
• ISBN: 1-283-94163-5; 0-8213-9775-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462710903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)