Gender Policy and HIV in China Catalyzing Policy Change /

Gender Policy and HIV in China Catalyzing Policy Change /

China’s concentrated HIV epidemic is on the brink of becoming a generalized one and syphilis infection has become a major public health threat. Social factors relating to gender and gender inequality exacerbate the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) in China. A better understand...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Poston, Dudley L. (Editor), Tucker, Joseph (Editor), Ren, Qiang (Editor), Gu, Baochang (Editor), Zheng, Xiaoying (Editor), Wang, Stephanie (Editor), Russell, Chris (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
Edition:1.
Series:The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 22
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Public health.
Health promotion.
Infectious diseases.
Sociology.
Demography.
Sexual behavior.
Sexual psychology.
Social Sciences.
Public Health.
Infectious Diseases.
Sexual Behavior.
Sociology, general.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Chinese Population Dynamics and HIV/STD Risk
  • Uncertain Population Dynamics and HIV/AIDS in China
  • Migration and Gender in China’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic
  • China’s Surplus Males and HIV/STD
  • China’s Unbalanced Sex Ratio at Birth: How Many Surplus Boys Have Been Born in China Since the 1980s?
  • Bare Branches, Prostitution, and HIV in China: A~Demographic Analysis
  • HIV/STD Risk in China for Males and Females
  • Gender, Migration, and Unprotected Causal and~Commercial Sex: Individual and Social Determinants of HIV and STD Risk Among~Female Migrants
  • Heterosexual Male STI/HIV Risk in China
  • HIV/AIDS Structural Interventions in China: Concept, Context and Opportunities
  • Patterns of Sexually Transmitted Infections in China
  • Commercial SexWorker Policies and the Law
  • The “Risk Environment” for Commercial Sex Work in China: Considering the Role of Law and Law Enforcement Practices
  • Administrative Detention of Prostitutes: The~Legal Aspects
  • Decriminalizing SexWork: Implications for HIV Prevention and Control in China.

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