Religion and AIDS in Africa

Name: Religion and AIDS in Africa
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ISBN: 9780195335941

ISBN-10: 0195335945

ISBN-13: 9780195335941

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jenny Trinitapoli, Alexander Weinreb

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The true role of religion in the AIDS epidemic in Africa has been debated for years: some scholars and activists claim that religious groups have provided much-needed education and assistance to those afflicted with the disease, and others argue that religion has contributed to the spread andstigmatization of AIDS. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork in Malawi and survey data from 26 other sub-Saharan African countries, Jenny Trinitapoli and Alexander Weinreb provide the first comprehensive empirical account of how religious groups affect the spread of knowledge, prevention, and mitigationof AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.Trinitapoli and Weinreb identify religious patterns in the infection of HIV,…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/9/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.29" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Acronyms at a Glance


Introduction



The Basics



AIDS in Context



Religious Patterns



Understanding AIDS



Interpreting the AIDS Epidemic



Knowledge about HIV



Preventing HIV



The ABCs of Prevention



Beyond ABC: Local Prevention Strategies



Institutionalized Religious Strategies



Responding



Stigma



Safety Nets



Effects of AIDS on Religion


Conclusions


List of Appendices


Notes


References


Index