Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States: The Role of Syndemics in the Production of Health Disparities

Eric R. Wright (Curatore)

Neal Carnes (Curatore)

Springer International Publishing AG, 2016

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.?

• Curatore: Eric R. Wright, Neal Carnes
• Editore: Springer International Publishing AG
• Collana: Social Disparities in Health and Health Care
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 302 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783319340029

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