AIDS in South Asia : understanding and responding to a heterogeneous epidemic by Moses, Stephen A, Blanchard, James F; Kang, Han K instant download

AIDS in South Asia : understanding and responding to a heterogeneous epidemic by Moses, Stephen A, Blanchard, James F; Kang, Han K instant download

1 online resource (xxii, 113 pages), South Asia's HIV epidemic is severe in magnitude and scope, with at least 60% of all people with HIV in Asia living in India. Because the HIV epidemic is highly heterogeneous, designing informed, prioritized, and effective responses necessitates an understanding of the epidemic's diversity between and within countries. This review was undertaken to provide a basis for rigorous, evidence-based HIV policy and programming in South Asia, Includes bibliographical references, Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Background and Rationale; 2. Analytic Framework; Figures; 3. HIV and Related Surveillance in the South Asia Region; Tables; 4. Sexual and Injecting Drug Use Behaviors; 5. HIV Prevalence and Spread; 6. Country-Specific Analyses; Boxes; 7. Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programs; 8. Summary of Recommendations; Appendix A: The World Bank Response to AIDS in South Asia; Appendix B: Definition of Targeted and General Population Interventions; Appendix C: Country Analysis Summaries; References; Index, Print version record