Women, Motherhood and Living with HIV/AIDS A Cross-Cultural Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Liamputtong, Pranee (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Medical research.; Anthropology.; Quality of life.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Social Sciences.; Public Health.; Quality of Life Research.; Cross Cultural Psychology.

There are  about 34 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS. Half are women. There has been a dramatic global increase in the rates of women living with HIV/AIDS. Among young women, especially in developing countries, infection rates are rapidly increasing. Many of these women are also mothers...