Local Women, Global Science: Fighting AIDS in Kenya

by Karen M. Booth

Book Overview

There is evidence that women who live in societies that uphold male privilege--the majority of the world's women--are at increased risk for HIV infection. In Local Women, Global Science, Karen M. Booth looks closely at the operation of two clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, and explores how internationally funded and nationally sanctioned interventions to stop the spread of HIV have focused almost exclusively on the sexual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253216400
• ISBN13: 9780253216403
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"