AIDS

by Dorn, Nicholas; Henderson, Sheila; South, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9781850008736
• ISBN10: 1850008736
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

Examines the circumstances, experiences and needs of HIV-positive people in Britain and Ireland, and particularly focuses on female drug-users and ex drug-users.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: the Research in Context	p. 1
Living with the Virus: Perspectives from Hiv-Positive Women in London	p. 8
Responding in a Crisis: Perspectives on Hiv, Drugs and Women's Needs from Edinburgh	p. 30
Drugs, Hiv and Ireland: Responses to Women in Dublin	p. 51
'tempered Optimism': Perspectives from Professional and Voluntary Carers in Newcastle Upon Tyne	p. 70
'It Came from Outer Space!': Perspectives from the General Population and Generic Health and Welfare Professionals in England	p. 85
Conclusion: Progress, Prospects and Possibilities	p. 109
Bibliography	p. 117
Notes on Contributors	p. 123
Index	p. 125
Falmer Press Books on the Social Aspects of Aids	p. 131
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