Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. The evolving HIV epidemic: 1. Introduction / Salim Abdool Karim and Cheryl Baxter ; 2. Overview of the book / Salim Abdool Karim [and others] ; 3. HIV infection in South Africa: the evolving epidemic / Eleanor Gouws and Quarraisha Abdool Karim ; 4. HIV incidence rates in South Africa -- Section 2. The virus, the human host and their interactions: 5. Viral structure, replication, tropism, pathogenesis and natural history / Lynn Morris and Tonie Cilliers ; 6. HIV diagnostics / Adrian Puren ; 7. Origin, diversity and spread of HIV-1 / Carolyn Williamson and Darren P. Martin ; 8. Cellular immunity in HIV: a synthesis of responses to preserve self / Clive Gray -- Section 3. HIV risk factors and prevention strategies: 9. Reducing sexual risk behaviours: theory and research, successes and challenges / Catherine Mathews ; 10. Barrier methods / Landon Myer ; 11. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 / Hoosen 'Jerry' Coovadia ; 12. Sexually transmitted infections / David Coetzee and Leigh Johnson ; 13. Safe blood supplies / Anton Heyns and Johanna P. Swanevelder ; 14. Intravenous drug use in South Africa / Ted Leggett ; 15. New prevention strategies under development and investigation / Salim Abdool Karim and Cheryl Baxter -- Section 4. Focal groups for understanding the HIV epidemic: 16. Heterosexual transmission of HIV-the importance of a gendered perspective in HIV prevention / Quarraisha Abdool Karim ; 17. Young people and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: prevalence of infection, risk factors and social context / Abby Harrison ; 18. Female sex workers / Gita Ramjee ; 19. Population movement and the spread of HIV in southern Africa / Mark Lurie ; 20. Young men / Gethwana Makahye -- Section 5. Impact of AIDS: 21. Shattering the silence-an auto-biographic, reflective narrative on living with HIV/AIDS / Lilian Benita Mboyi ; 22. Impact of AIDS-the health care burden / Mark Colvin ; 23. The impact of AIDS on the community / Janet Frohlich ; 24. The Achilles heel? The impact of HIV/AIDS on democracy in South Africa / Mark Heywood ; 25. The impact of ethics / Jerome Singh ; 26. The economic impact of AIDS / Alan Whiteside ; 27. AIDS-related mortality in South Africa / Debbie Bradshaw and Rob Dorrington -- Section 6. Treating HIV: 28. TB and HIV / Gavin Churchyard and Elizabeth Corbet ; 29. Prevention of opportunistic infections in adults / Gary Maartens ; 30. Nutritional prophylaxis / Marianne Visser ; 31. Challenges in managing AIDS in South Africa / Douglas Wilson and Lara Fairall ; 32. Antiretroviral therapy / Robin Wood ; 33. Challenges of implementing antiretroviral treatment in South Africa / Andrew Gray ; 34. The political history of AIDS treatment -- Section 7. What does the future hold?: 35. Models and trends / Brian Williams ; 36. The future of the HIV epidemic in South Africa / Salim S. Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim.