Surviving HIV/AIDS in the inner city : how resourceful Latinas beat the odds /

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Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City explores the survival strategies of poor, HIV-positive Puerto Rican women by asking four key questions: Given their limited resources, how did they manage an illness as serious as HIV/AIDS? Did they look for alternatives to conventional medical treatment? Did the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chase, Sabrina Marie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Studies in medical anthropology.
Temas:
HIV-positive women > New Jersey > Newark > Case studies.
AIDS (Disease) in women > New Jersey > Newark > Case studies.
Puerto Rican women > Diseases > New Jersey > Newark > Case studies.
HIV Infections > ethnology
HIV Infections > psychology
Healthcare Disparities
Hispanic or Latino > psychology
Urban Health Services
Women's Health > ethnology
Séropositives > New Jersey > Newark > Études de cas.
Sida chez la femme > New Jersey > Newark > Études de cas.
Portoricaines > Maladies > New Jersey > Newark > Études de cas.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > AIDS & HIV.
MEDICAL > AIDS & HIV.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
AIDS (Disease) in women
HIV-positive women
Public Health.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Communicable Diseases.
New Jersey
New Jersey > Newark
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Torn between Structure and Agency; 2. Resourceful Women; 3. Unpacking Newark's Epidemic; 4. Understanding HIV; 5. Managing Social Services; 6. Working the Clinics; 7. Taking Care of Yourself; 8. Learning from Resourceful Women; Epilogue: Sorrows and Joys; Reference List; Index; About the Author.

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