Verma, Ravi K.; Pelto, Pertti J.; Schensul, Stephen J.; and Joshi, Archana. 2004. Sexuality in the Time of AIDS: Contemporary Perspectives from Communities in India.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Verma, Ravi K.; Pelto, Pertti J.; Schensul, Stephen J.; and Joshi, Archana. 2004. Sexuality in the Time of AIDS: Contemporary Perspectives from Communities in India. New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. : Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. India Pvt Ltd. 431p. Sexuality in the Time of AIDS: Contemporary Perspectives from Communities in India wrestles with the reality that India is in the middle of an AIDS epidemic primarily transmitted through sexual contact, but there is scant awareness of sexual mores in the country. The editors argue that this significantly hampers the development and implementation of effective interventions to halt the spread of the virus. This book presents a series of essays that build the reader's understanding of contemporary sexual behaviours and sexual attitudes in both rural and urban India and in difference strata of society. A blend of qualitative and quantitative information is presented in such a way as to be useful to a wide audience, particularly health professionals, activists, NGOs, researchers, policymakers, and educators involved with HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome work and sex education. The book covers the sexual practices, attitudes and beliefs of adolescent girls, female and male sex workers, college students, and slum slum Densely populated area of substandard housing, usually in a city, characterized by unsanitary conditions and social disorganization. Rapid industrialization in 19th-century Europe was accompanied by rapid population growth and the concentration of working-class people dwellers. Three broad topic areas are covered in the book: 1) An overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India and the response of both the government and the public; 2) Perspectives from diverse communities concerning premarital, marital and extramarital ex·tra·mar·i·tal adj. Being in violation of marriage vows; adulterous: an extramarital affair. extramarital Adjective sexuality; and 3) Lessons learned at the national level in terms of research methodologies and the development of new approaches to HIV/AIDS. Underscored is the need to view sexuality and HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. risk in a broad social context and to listen to the experiences of those from the community in order to move forward with innovative programmes to prevent HIV and treat and support those who are living with HIV. |
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