Vulnerabilities, Impacts, and Responses to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Getnet Tadele and Helmut Kloos

Book Overview

This book examines HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, impacts and responses in the socioeconomic and cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa. With contributions from social scientists and public health experts, the volume identifies gender inequality and poverty as the main causes of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349436208
• ISBN13: 9781349436200
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"