Social and Psychological Aspects of HIV/AIDS and their Ramifications

Edited by Gobopamang Letamo, ISBN 978-953-307-640-9, Hard cover, 312 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: October 26, 2011 under CC BY 3.0 license, in subject Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.5772/1145

This book has assembled an array of chapters on the social and psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS and their impact on HIV/AIDS and related behaviours. The book addresses key areas of HIV and AIDS, including, but not in any way limited to, care-seeking behaviour, adherence, access, psychosocial needs and support services, discrimination and the impact the epidemic has on various sectors of the economy. The book has seventeen chapters; seven chapters deal with social aspects of HIV/AIDS, four with psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS, and the remaining six chapters with the impact of social and psychosocial factors on HIV/AIDS and related behaviours. The book is an essential reading for academics, students and other people interested in the field of HIV and AIDS.

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