Gender Policy and HIV in China (eBook)

Catalyzing Policy Change

Joseph Tucker, Jr. Poston Dudley L., Qiang Ren, Baochang Gu, Xiaoying Zheng, Stephanie Wang, Chris Russell (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 2009
XVIII, 226 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-1-4020-9900-7 (ISBN)

Infos

China's concentrated HIV epidemic is on the brink of becoming a generalized one and syphilis infection has become a major public health threat. Social factors relating to gender and gender inequality exacerbate the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) in China. A better understanding of the proximate social determinants of HIV related to gender will be crucial to effectively curbing HIV and other STIs in China. Aspects of China's governance - including administrative procedures, the developing legal system, social institutions, and the public health infrastructure - are instrumental in shaping strategies and responses to HIV. International studies suggest that women who are more economically and socially vulnerable may also have a greater risk of HIV infection, yet few initiatives have focused on discrete areas where achievable and sustainable gender policy measures could be linked to the public health response. This study presents perspectives ranging from criminology to social psychology to better understand how gender perspectives can inform HIV policy in the context of China.

Inhalt

DEDICATION 6
Preface 7
Acknowledgements 8
Contents 10
Contributors 12
Introduction 17
Chinese Population Dynamics and HIV/ STD Risk 23
Uncertain Population Dynamics and HIV/ AIDS in China 24
Migration and Gender in China’s HIV/ AIDS Epidemic 41
China’s Surplus Males and HIV/STD 68
China’s Unbalanced Sex Ratio at Birth: How Many Surplus Boys Have Been Born in China Since the 1980s? 69
Bare Branches, Prostitution, and HIV in China: A Demographic Analysis 82
HIV/STD Risk in China for Males and Females 106
Gender, Migration, and Unprotected Causal and Commercial Sex: Individual and Social Determinants of HIV and STD Risk Among Female Migrants 107
Heterosexual Male STI/HIV Risk in China 125
HIV/AIDS Structural Interventions in China: Concept, Context and Opportunities 134
Patterns of Sexually Transmitted Infections in China 162
Commercial SexWorker Policies and the Law 185
The “Risk Environment” for Commercial Sex Work in China: Considering the Role of Law and Law Enforcement Practices 186
Administrative Detention of Prostitutes: The Legal Aspects 196
Decriminalizing Sex Work: Implications for HIV Prevention and Control in China 207
Index 220

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2009
• Reihe/Serie: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
• Reihe/Serie: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
• Zusatzinfo: XVIII, 226 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: AIDS • China • Demography • Gender • Gender Inequality • HIV • HIV prevention • Infections • Infectious Diseases • Policy • prevention • Prevention and Control • Public Health • Sexual behaviour • Sexually Transmitted Infection • Social Sciences • Sociology • STD
• ISBN-10: 1-4020-9900-2 / 1402099002
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-9900-7 / 9781402099007