{"product_id":"9781493942978","title":"Biomedical Advances in HIV Prevention: Social and Behavioral Perspectives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBiomedical Advances in HIV Prevention: Social and Behavioral Perspectives\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEaton, Lisa A.; Kalichman, Seth C.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiomedical Advances in HIV Prevention: Social and Behavioral Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa A. Eaton and Seth C. Kalichman, editors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree decades into the epidemic, a great deal is known about HIV and its transmission, more people are living with the disease, and the virus is no longer seen as a death sentence. But new people continue to be infected with HIV each year, making prevention strategies that are medically effective and behaviorally engaging as urgent a priority as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiomedical Advances in HIV Prevention: Social and Behavioral Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e assembles the latest improvements, barriers to implementation, and possibilities for--and challenges\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto--future progress. Innovations such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (antiretroviral regimens for the high-risk uninfected) and treatment as prevention (early use of ART to reduce infectiousness of new patients) are examined, as are current findings on ongoing prevention and treatment concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors illuminate the complex realities entailing adherence, pointing out technological, behavioral, and cultural roadblocks as well as opportunities to significantly reduce infection rates. Detailed up-to-the-minute coverage includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevention services for persons living with HIV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdherence to HIV treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvocating for rectal microbicides and safe lubricants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMental health and substance use in the scale-up of HIV prevention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRisk compensation in response to HIV prevention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplementing biomedical HIV prevention advances: reports from South Africa, Uganda, Australia, Thailand, United States, Ecuador, and Peru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearchers, practitioners, and policy makers working in the fields of HIV\/AIDS and public health will look toward \u003ci\u003eBiomedical\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdvances\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHIV\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePrevention: Social and Behavioral Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e as both a means for developing and assessing current programs and a blueprint for the next generation of prevention efforts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-08-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781493942978\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4614-8845-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 269\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309544632460,"sku":"9781493942978","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781493942978.jpg?v=1779584233","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781493942978","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}