TY - BOOK ID - 8356764 TI - Social and Psychological Aspects of HIV/AIDS and their Ramifications PY - 2011 SN - 9535165402 9533076402 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Psychological aspects. KW - Infectious & contagious diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8356764 AB - 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. ER -