Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States (eBook)

The Role of Syndemics in the Production of Health Disparities

Eric R. Wright, Neal Carnes (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2016
X, 302 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-34004-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States using the concept of syndemics to contextualize the risk of both well-known, and a few lesser-known, subpopulations that experience disproportionately high rates of HIV and/or AIDS within the United States. Since discovery, HIV/AIDS has exposed a number of social, psychological, and biological aspects of disease transmission. The concept of 'syndemics,' or 'synergistically interacting epidemics' has emerged as a powerful framework for understanding both the epidemiological patterns and the myriad of problems associated with HIV/AIDS around the world and within the United States. The book considers the disparities in HIV/AIDS in relation to social aspects, risk behavior and critical illness comorbidities. It updates and enhances our understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States and contributes to the expanding literature on the role of syndemics in shaping the public's health.​

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States: The Role of Syndemics in Shaping the Public’s Health; Eric R. Wright, Neal Carnes, and Matthew Colón-Diaz.- Chapter 2.An Historical Overview of the Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the United States; Jamal Jones and Laura Salazar.- Chapter 3. Gay Men and Men Who Have Sex with Men: Intersectionality and Syndemics; Neal Carnes.- Chapter 4. The Role of Syndemic in Explaining Health Disparities among Bisexual Men: A Blueprint for a Theoretically Informed Perspective; Mackey Friedman and Brian Dodge.- Chapter 5. It’s Not Just about Condoms and Sex: Using Syndemic Theory to Examine Social Risks of HIV among Transgender Women; Dana Hines and Maura Ryan.- Chapter 6.The Social, Structural, and Clinical Context of HIV Prevention and Care for Black/African American and Hispanic Women/Latinas in the United States; Tiffiany Aholou, Ashley Murray, and Madeline Sutton.- Chapter 7. Sex Workers; Paul Draus and Juliette Roddy.- Chapter 8. A Syndemic Approach to Understanding HIV/AIDS among People Who Inject Drugs in the U.S.; Enrique Pouget and Alex Bennett.- Chapter 9. Understanding the Syndemic Connections between HIV and Incarceration among African American Men, especially African American Men Who Have Sex with Men; Erin McCarthy, Janet Myers, Keith Reeves, and Barry Zach.- Chapter 10. People with Serious Mental Illness; Karen McKinnon, Katherine Elkington, Francine Cournos, Veronica Pinho, Mark Guimaraes, and Milton Wainberg.- Chapter 11. HIV Housing Helps End Homelessness and HIV/AIDS in the United States; Julie Hilvers, Christine George, and Arturo Bendixen.- Chapter 12. The Potential and Limitations of Syndemic Theory in HIV/AIDS; Neal Carnes and Eric R. Wright. 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.7.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Social Disparities in Health and Health Care
• Reihe/Serie: Social Disparities in Health and Health Care
• Zusatzinfo: X, 302 p. 16 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Health Disparities among Bisexual Men • Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS • High Rates of HIV and/or AIDS within the United States. • HIV/AIDS and Social Aspects of Disease Transmission • HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States • HIV and Incarceration among African American Men • HIV Housing and Homelessness • HIV Prevention and Care for Black/ African American • HIV Prevention and Care for Latinas in the United States • Infectious Diseases • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report • Pneumocystis Pneumonia among Drug-Using Gay Men • severe mental illness • Social Risks of HIV among Transgender Women • Syndemic Theory in HIV/AIDS
• ISBN-10: 3-319-34004-2 / 3319340042
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-34004-3 / 9783319340043