AIDS in Europe: New Challenges for the Social Sciences (Social Aspects of Aids Series)

Major changes in the nature and dynamics of the AIDS epidemic over the last few years are reflected in changing epidemiological trends as well as in the progress made in biomedical research and treatment. AIDS in Europe brings together papers from leading social science researchers to look at the opportunities and challenges these changes bring and the different ways in which they are being responded to in both western and eastern Europe. Papers are organised under three headings: \*new challenges for HIV prevention \*care of people living with HIV/AIDS in a new therapeutic context \*AIDS public policies: from specialisation to normalisation AIDS in Europe provides a comprehensive overview of current social and behavioural research on HIV and AIDS for all health professionals. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of illustrations......Page 11 Notes on contributors......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 20 Introduction......Page 22 Living with HIV and therapeutic advances......Page 32 Coping with a chronic illness: the experience of families of HIV-infected children......Page 34 HIV seropositivity, adaptation and everyday life in Greece......Page 47 Psychological and behavioural factors and the natural history of HIV infection......Page 57 Attitudinal factors and adherence to protease inhibitor combination therapy......Page 66 Living with HIV/AIDS and adherence to antiretroviral treatments......Page 78 New perspectives on sexuality......Page 96 Seropositivity, risk and sexuality......Page 98 Socio-economic status and HIV prevalence among gay men in Germany......Page 113 Condom use among 15 to 18 year-olds in France: changes in behaviour overtime......Page 124 Sexual revolution in Russia and the tasks of sex education......Page 140 Young people, social relationships and sexuality in Bulgaria......Page 156 Drug use: user and policy perspectives......Page 168 Risk behaviour and HIV infection in European prisons......Page 170 Drug users' views and service evaluation......Page 186 Between public health and public order: harm reduction facilities and neighbourhood problems......Page 199 Drug use, AIDS and social exclusion in France......Page 210 Accounting for the epidemic......Page 226 The normalisation of AIDS policies in Europe: patterns, path dependency and innovation......Page 228 UK HIV testing practice: by how much might the infection diagnosis rate increase through normalisation?......Page 244 Modelling network structure: implications for the spread and prevention of HIV infection......Page 255 Understanding risk management: towards an integration of individual, interactive and social levels......Page 268 Index......Page 281 Living With Hiv And Therapeutic Advances. Coping With A Chronic Illness: The Experience Of Families Of Hiv-infected Children -- Hiv Seropositivity, Adaptation And Everyday Life In Greece -- Psychological And Behavioural Factors And The Natural History Of Hiv Infection -- Attitudinal Factors And Adherence To Protease Inhibitor Combination Therapy -- Living With Hiv/aids And Adherence To Antiretroviral Treatments -- New Perspectives On Sexuality. Seropositivity, Risk And Sexuality -- Socio-economic Status And Hiv Prevalence Among Gay Men In Germany -- Condom Use Among 15 To 18 Year-olds In France: Changes In Behaviour Over Time -- Sexual Revolution In Russia And The Tasks Of Sex Education -- Young People, Social Relationships And Sexuality In Bulgaria -- Drug Use: User And Policy Perspectives. Risk Behaviour And Hiv Infection In European Prisons -- Drug Users' Views And Service Evaluation -- Between Public Health And Public Order: Harm Reduction Facilities And Neighbourhood Problems -- Drug Use, Aids And Social Exclusion In France -- Accounting For The Epidemic. The Normalisation Of Aids Policies In Europe: Patterns, Path Dependency And Innovation -- Uk Hiv Testing Practice: By How Much Might The Infection Diagnosis Rate Increase Through Normalisation? -- Modelling Network Structure: Implications For The Spread And Prevention Of Hiv Infection -- Understanding Risk Management: Towards An Integration Of Individual, Interactive And Social Levels. Edited By Jean-paul Moatti ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation Major changes in the nature and dynamics of the AIDS epidemic over the last few years are reflected in changing epidemiological trends as well as in the progress made in biomedical research and treatment. AIDS in Europebrings together papers from leading social science researchers to look at the opportunities and challenges these changes bring and the different ways in which they are being responded to in both western and eastern Europe. Papers are organised under three headings:*new challenges for HIV prevention*care of people living with HIV/AIDS in a new therapeutic context*AIDS public policies: from specialisation to normalisationAIDS in Europeprovides a comprehensive overview of current social and behavioural research on HIV and AIDS for all health professionals In the UK, as in other parts of Europe, the slow but steady increase in the number of children infected with HIV is beginning to pose new challenges for health care providers.