HIV and AIDS: Vulnerability of Women in Asia and Africa is a valuable advocacy tool for addressing the complex challenge of drawing attention to empower women to protect themselves and their families from the epidemic. This book focuses on the vulnerability of women in Asia and Africa to HIV/AIDS from various forces such as the wider social, cultural, economic and political factors. It takes a hard look at the risks of HIV/AIDS that affect women directly or indirectly through poverty, lack of education and livelihood opportunities, inhuman traditions, low social status, poor health care and lack of control over sexual relationships. The studies presented here on sexual behaviour, knowledge of AIDS, attitudes and behaviour change communication point to actions that can be strengthened and stepped up to arrest the spread of the epidemic. The findings documented to this book have important implications for prevention, treatment and care of women infected by HIV/AIDS. They also provide insight into factors related to sexual behaviour across gender, age groups and populations. The book will also provoke fresh debates on educational and communication strategies addressing the vulnerability of women on HIV/AIDS. This book will be a key reference for a diverse group ranging across researchers, health experts, policy makers, voluntary organizations, social and community workers, donor agencies, media professionals and students, facing the daunting task of empowering women on an urgent basis and focusing effective HIV/AIDS prevention strategies which will determine the future course of the AIDS epidemic in Asia and Africa.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kiran Prasad
Kiran Prasad is Associate professor in communication studies, College of Applied Science at salalah, Ministry of Higher Education, Oman and professor in Communication and Journalism at Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati, India. She was Commonwealth Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for International Communication Research, University of Leeds, UK and Canadian Studies Research Fellow at the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She is also the youngest ever recipient of the ‘ State Best Teacher Award’ for university teacher from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India. Aprolific writer and well known communication philosopher, She is author/editor of over seventeen books and conceptualized many theories in communication studies. Her recent books include Communcation for Development: Reinventing theory and Action(2009, in Vols.); Information and Communication technology: Recasting Development (2004); Women, Globalization and Mass Media: International Facets of Emancipation (2006); and HIV and AIDS: Vulnerrability of Women in Asia and Africa (2008). She has to her credit over 100 paper in journals of national and international repute and has researched extensively in India and abroad on the interrelations between communication and development studies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ulimiri V Somayajulu
U.V. Somayajulu is Vice-President and Head of Social Research with TNS India, New Delhi. Before joining TNS Mode, he was Research Executive, Operations Research Group, Baroda. He holds M.Sc. in Statistics, M.A. in Sociology, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Population Studies. His areas of specialization include population and development, health, nutrition, family planning, reproductive and child health, women and child development, STIs and HIV/AIDS. He has published several research papers and presented many papers at national and international seminars and conferences. He has also conducted many research projects and is author of 65 reports of research studies carried out for international agencies such as USAID, UNFPA, UNICEF, DFID, FHI, World Bank, ILO, Action Aid and several departments of the Indian Government as well as state governments.
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