HIV, Resurgent Infections and Population Change in Africa

HIV, Resurgent Infections and Population Change in Africa edited by Michel Caraël, Judith Glynn.

Forty years ago, the age-old battle against infectious diseases as a major threat to human health was believed close to being won. However, by the late twentieth century, the increase of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases was evident in both low and high income countries. About 30 new infec...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Caraël, Michel (Editor), Glynn, Judith (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:International Studies in Population ; 6
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Infectious diseases.
Demography.
Medicine.
Epidemiology.
Social sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Table of Contents:
  • Trends and Diseases
  • World Mortality 1950–2000: Divergence Replaces Convergence from the Late 1980s
  • The Impact of Population Growth on the Epidemiology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
  • Why Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa has Ceased Declining since the Early 1990s. The Example of Senegal, a Country where the Hiv Epidemic has Remained at a Low Level
  • Malaria, Climate Change and Possible Impacts on Populations in Africa
  • Economic Crisis and Changes in Mortality Due to Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Antananarivo, Madagascar
  • Economic and Ethical Aspects of Controlling Infectious Diseases
  • HIV and its Impact
  • HIV Infection in Young Adults in Africa: Context, Risks, and Opportunities for Prevention
  • Sexual Behaviour Change, Marriage and HIV Prevalence in Zambia
  • Migration, HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Perception of Risk and Condom Use in the Senegal River Valley
  • HIV in Zimbabwe 1985–2003: Measurement, Trends and Impact
  • The Impact of HIV Infection on Tuberculosis in Africa
  • Impact of HIV on Mortality in Southern Africa: Evidence from Demographic Surveillance
  • The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries: An End to Systematic Under-estimation.

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