Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States: - download pdf or read online

By Eric R. Wright,Neal Carnes

ISBN-10: 3319340026

ISBN-13: 9783319340029

This booklet examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the usa utilizing the idea that of syndemics to contextualize the chance of either recognized, and some lesser-known, subpopulations that have disproportionately excessive premiums of HIV and/or AIDS in the usa. for the reason that discovery, HIV/AIDS has uncovered a couple of social, mental, and organic features of sickness transmission. the concept that of “syndemics,” or “synergistically interacting epidemics” has emerged as a robust framework for knowing either the epidemiological styles and the myriad of difficulties linked to HIV/AIDS all over the world and in the usa. The publication considers the disparities in HIV/AIDS on the subject of social facets, threat habit and significant disease comorbidities. It updates and complements our figuring out of the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the usa and contributes to the increasing literature at the function of syndemics in shaping the public’s health.

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