Hiv, Resurgent Infections and Population Change in Africa

By Michel Caraal

Preface: Michel Cara?l and Judith Glynn, - Introduction: France Mesl? and Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, - PART I. Trends and diseases: 1: Mortality of the world's population 1950-2000: divergence replaces convergence from the late 1980s: Kath Moser et al, - 2: The impact of population growth on the epidemiology and evolution of infectious diseases: Geoff P Garnett and James JC Lewis, - 3: Why child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa has ceased declining since the early 1990s. The example of of Senegal, a country where HIV epidemic has remained at a low level: Gilles Pison, - 4: Malaria, climate change and possible impacts on populations in Africa: Andrew K. Githeko, - 5: Economic crisis and changes in mortality due to infectious and parasitic diseases in Antananarivo, Madagascar: Dominique Waltisperger and France Mesl?, - 6: Economic and ethical aspects of controlling infectious diseases: Joseph Brunet-Jailly, - PART II. HIV and ist impact: 1: HIV infection in young adults in Africa: context, risks, and opportunities for prevention: Michel Cara?l and Judith Glynn, - 2: Sexual behaviour change, marriage and HIV prevalence in Zambia: Emma Slaymaker and Basia Zaba, - 3: Migration, HIV/AIDS knowledge, perception of risk and condom use in the Senegal River valley: Richard Lalou et al, - 4: HIV in Zimbabwe: measurement, trends and impact: Owen Mugurungi et al, - 5: The impact of HIV infection on tuberculosis in Africa: Judith R Glynn, - 6: Impact of HIV on Mortality in Southern Africa: Evidence from demographic surveillance: Ian M. Tim us, - 7: The economic impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries: an end of systematic underestimation: Jean-Paul Moatti and Bruno Ventelou

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402061730
• ISBN13: 9781402061738
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"