Unimagined community : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa.

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This groundbreaking work, with its unique anthropological approach, sheds new light on a central conundrum surrounding AIDS in Africa. Robert J. Thornton explores why HIV prevalence fell during the 1990s in Uganda despite that country's having one of Africa's highest fertility rates, while...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thornton, Robert J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
Series:California series in public anthropology.
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease) > Uganda > Epidemiology.
AIDS (Disease) > South Africa > Epidemiology.
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > Uganda.
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > South Africa.
Medical policy.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > prevention & control
Anthropology, Cultural > methods
Health Policy
Sexual Behavior
Socioeconomic Factors
Sida > Ouganda > Épidémiologie.
Sida > Afrique du Sud > Épidémiologie.
Sida > Aspect social > Ouganda.
Sida > Aspect social > Afrique du Sud.
Politique sanitaire.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > AIDS & HIV.
MEDICAL > AIDS & HIV.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Medical policy
AIDS (Disease) > Epidemiology
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects
Epidemiology
South Africa > Epidemiology.
Uganda > Epidemiology.
South Africa
Uganda
20th century south african history.
20th century ugandan history.
african history.
aids in africa.
aids prevention.
aids transmission.
aids.
anthropology.
civil society.
disease.
doctor.
family structure.
fertility rate.
global disaster.
healthcare.
hiv prevalence.
hiv.
individual behavior.
local knowledge.
medicine.
mobility.
omission.
political authority.
political response.
politics.
property.
sex.
sexual networks.
sexual transmission.
social status.
south africa.
uganda.
Online Access:Texto completo

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