AIDS and Development in Africa A Social Science Perspective

• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. The Socioeconomic Context of AIDS in Africa: A Review
• Introduction
• Factors Influencing the Impact of the AIDS Pandemic
• The Socioeconomic Costs of the AIDS Pandemic
• The Intervention Imperative
• Conclusion
• Chapter 2. Social Science Explanations of the AIDS Pandemic in Africa
• Introduction
• Social Science and the Reaction to AIDS
• Social Science and the Explanation of AIDS Patterns in Africa
• Social Science Explanations and Policy Reactions to AIDS
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3. Beyond the Statistics: HIV/AIDS as a Socioeconomic Epidemic in Africa
• Introduction
• Limited Education and Lack of Access to HIV/AIDS Information
• The Impact of Labor Migration
• Gender Bias and HIV/AIDS
• Child Sexual Abuse and HIV/AIDS
• The Fear of Social Isolation
• HIV/AIDS and Community Responsibility
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• Chapter 4. HIV/AIDS and the Status of Women in Botswana
• Introduction
• The AIDS Situation in Botswana
• The Status of Women in the Context of AIDS in Botswana
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5. Women’s Health, Sociocultural Practices, and HIV/AIDS in Swaziland
• Introduction
• Women, Health, and AIDS
• Conclusion
• Chapter 6. Sexual Abuse, HIV/AIDS, and the Legal Rights of Women in Swaziland
• Introduction
• The Issues
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7. The Law and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Competing Claims and Interests
• Introduction
• HIV/AIDS Victims and Communities at Large
• HIV/AIDS Victims and Particular Segments of the Community
• Conclusion
• Chapter 8. Orphans of the AIDS Pandemic: The Sub-Saharan Africa Experience
• Introduction
• AIDS Orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Demographic Dimensions
• Contextual Considerations of AIDS-Related Orphanhood in Africa
• African Initiatives
• Some Lessons from Africa
• Conclusion
• Chapter 9. Media and the African Context of the Social Construction of HIV/AIDS
• Introduction
• Background
• Methodology
• Media Messages: What Are They?
• An Analysis
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10. The Social Context of HIV/AIDS Policy in Africa
• Introduction
• Dimensions of HIV/AIDS and Changing Perceptions
• Societal Orientation on HIV/AIDS
• The Social, Economic, and Political Context of HIV/AIDS
• The Prospect of Social Support
• Dimensions of HIV/AIDS Policy
• Conclusion
• Chapter 11. A Note on National Policy and HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
• Introduction
• The Rationale
• The Process
• The Issues
• Conclusion
• Chapter 12. Societal Responses to HIV/AIDS in Botswana
• Introduction
• The Societal Response
• Bureaucratic Solutions and Their Shortcomings
• Conclusion
• Chapter 13. AIDS Awareness and Sexual Behavior Change in South Africa
• Introduction
• The AIDS Epidemic in South Africa
• Strategies for Preventing the Spread of AIDS
• A Biopsychosocial Approach to AIDS
• Explaining the Ineffectiveness of AIDS Health Education Programs
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• Chapter 14. HIV/AIDS and a Return to Traditional Cultural Practices in Malawi
• Introduction
• The Context of Culture in Malawi
• Society, Traditional Cultural Practices, and the Spread of HIV/AIDs
• Cultural Practices and HIV/AIDS
• Malawian Society, HIV/AIDS, and Culture Conclusion
• Chapter 15. The Question of Relevance in AIDS Education in Malawi
• Introduction
• Current Methods in HIV/AIDS Education in Malawi
• Strategies for Encouraging Behavior Change
• Conclusion
• Chapter 16. AIDS and Peer Education in Lesotho
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Methodology and Observations
• Discussion and Conclusion
• Chapter 17. Human Resource Development and Training in Relation to HIV/AIDS in the Formal Sector in Zambia
• Introduction
• Methodology
• The Results
• Policy Issues

Biography

R Dennis Shelby, Sr Hope