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 understanding of the proximate social determinants of HIV related to gender will be crucial to effectively curbing HIV and other STIs in China. Aspects of China’s governance - including administrative procedures, the developing legal system, social institutions, and the public health infrastructure – are instrumental in shaping strategies and responses to HIV. International studies suggest that women who are more economically and socially vulnerable may also have a greater risk of HIV infection, yet few initiatives have focused on discrete areas where achievable and sustainable gender policy measures could be linked to the public health response. This study presents perspectives ranging from criminology to social psychology to better understand how gender perspectives can inform HIV policy in the context of China.
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 understanding of the proximate social determinants of HIV related to gender will be crucial to effectively curbing HIV and other STIs in China. Aspects of China’s governance - including administrative procedures, the developing legal system, social institutions, and the public health infrastructure – are instrumental in shaping strategies and responses to HIV. International studies suggest that women who are more economically and socially vulnerable may also have a greater risk of HIV infection, yet few initiatives have focused on discrete areas where achievable and sustainable gender policy measures could be linked to the public health response. This study presents perspectives ranging from criminology to social psychology to better understand how gender perspectives can inform HIV policy in the context of China.
| ISBN: | 9789048182190 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Gu, Baochang Poston, Jr., Dudley L. Ren, Qiang Russell, Chris Tucker, Joseph Wang, Stephanie Zheng, Xiaoying |
| Verlag: | Springer Nature EN |
| Veröffentlicht: | 28.10.2010 |
| Untertitel: | Catalyzing Policy Change |
| Schlagworte: | Behavioral Neuroscience C Demography Health Promotion and Disease Prevention INTERNAL MEDICINE Infectious & contagious diseases Population and Demography Psychology: sexual behaviour Psychology of gender Public Health Public health & preventive medicine Sexual Behavior Sexual psychology Social Sciences Sociology Sociology, general biotechnology health promotion infectious diseases |
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