1st Edition

Sex, Drugs, And Hiv/aids In Brazil

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Brazil ranked second only to the United States in the number of reported cases of AIDS. Because Brazil's extensive poverty and inequality, its fragile economic situation, and its limited network of health services, the scarce prevention/intervention resources targeted only the most visible at risk populations -- gay men, sailors, prostitutes, and... Read more
Preface , HIV, AIDS, and Drug Use , Brazil and the Spectrum of HIV/AIDS , Establishing an HIV/AIDS Intervention Program in a Developing Nation , HIV/AIDS Prevention–Intervention in Rio de Janeiro , The Female Condom and HIV Risk Reduction , Transvestism and HIV/AIDS in Brazil , Street Children and the Drugs/AIDS Connection , Epilogue , The NIDA Standard Intervention , Unraveling the Concept of Race in Brazil

Biography

James Inciardi