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"Letting Them Die": Why HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes Fail
by Catherine Campbell
Publisher: Indiana University PressPages: 226
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ISBN: 9780253216359




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Overview of "Letting Them Die": Why HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes Fail
"In the old South Africa we killed people. Now were just letting them die." Pieter Dirk Uys, South African satirist
Today in South Africa, HIV/AIDS kills about 5 in 10 young people. Many of the victims are miners and commercial sex workers who ply their trade in mining communities. In this critique of government-sponsored and privately funded HIV/AIDS prevention programs in South Africa, Catherine Campbell exposes why it has been so difficult to stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Campbells research focuses on local vectors of the disease such as what people believe about the spread and prevention of AIDS, what measures they take to prevent disease, and whether they are likely to seek treatment at local AIDS clinics. "Letting Them Die" is not just an investigation into sexuality, social relations, health, and medicine; it is also a sharp review of the kinds of programs that are becoming the standard method of HIV/AIDS intervention throughout Africa.
Synopsis of "Letting Them Die": Why HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes Fail
"In the old South Africa we killed people. Now we're just letting them die." Pieter Dirk Uys, South African satirist
Today in South Africa, HIV/AIDS kills about 5 in 10 young people. Many of the victims are miners and commercial sex workers who ply their trade in mining communities. In this critique of government-sponsored and privately funded HIV/AIDS prevention programs in South Africa, Catherine Campbell exposes why it has been so difficult to stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Campbell's research focuses on local vectors of the disease such as what people believe about the spread and prevention of AIDS, what measures they take to prevent disease, and whether they are likely to seek treatment at local AIDS clinics. "Letting Them Die" is not just an investigation into sexuality, social relations, health, and medicine; it is also a sharp review of the kinds of programs that are becoming the standard method of HIV/AIDS intervention throughout Africa.
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African Review of Books
"... of universal interest... a guidebook for anyone running or working in a health related programme in a developing country..." African Review of BooksNew England Journal of Medicine
"A remarkable book... a signal example of why Campbell is considered one of the foremost researchers on HIV and AIDS. It is trenchant, troubling, meticulously reasoned and compellingly written." New England Journal of MedicineHealth Education Research
"The book is a major achievement, setting the standard for rigorous evaluation of planning and delivering HIV prevention. It should be required reading... for all interested in developing or evaluating social interventions to promote health." Health Education ResearchJournal of Health Psychology
"This is a splendid and courageous book.... Tidily organised, properly directed and well-written. It will be significant reading for health and AIDS activists, those involved in development studies and social theorists of various stripes." Journal of Health PsychologyNew Political Economy
"A superb ethnography of a leading HIV/AIDS prevention programme... There is an honesty in Campbell's writing that makes uncomfortable reading" New Political EconomyPopulation and Development Review
"Brave, frank, perceptive... a uniquely detailed description and interpretation." Population and Development ReviewAnthropology in Action
"Arguably the most important practitioner critique to have appeared in recent years... a landmark book.... I salute the authors intellectual honesty." Anthropology in ActionHealth Education and Behavior
"An important and compelling contribution to the field of public health education... recommended to all those interested in finding ways of addressing the basic issues of health care inequality and social injustice through community education and organisation" Health Education and BehaviorJournal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
"A compelling demonstration of the value and power of qualitative research and process evaluation... intriguing and important... provides an inspiring intervention paradigm." Journal of Community and Applied Social PsychologyEuropean Journal of Development Research
"A superb analysis of community development initiatives... well researched, intelligently summarised, and riveting... an important and compelling contribution." European Journal of Development ResearchMore Books in this Genre
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