HIV/AIDS, illness, and African well-being /
HIV/AIDS, illness, and African well-being /
edited by Toyin Falola and Matthew M. Heaton.
- Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2007.
- x, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, v. 27 1092-5228 ; .
"The chapters presented here were originally presented at a conference on African health and illness held at the University of Texas at Austin from March 25-27, 2005."--Acknowledgments.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The infectious continent : Africa, disease, and the western imagination / Sophie Wertheimer -- Waterborne diseases and urban water supply in Makurdi, Nigeria, 1927-60 / Akpen Philip -- Smallpox and social control in colonial Saint-Louis-du-Senegal, 1850-1916 / Kalala Ngalamulume -- Poor man's trouble, rich man's graveyard : a study of malaria and epidemiological sciences since the nineteenth century / Raphael Chijioke Njoku -- Perceptions of epilepsy in a traditional society : an Akan (Ghana) family's experience / Cecilia S. Obeng -- Disability in Nigeria / Gabriel B. Fosu ... [et al.] -- The microbial rebellion : trends and containment of antimicrobial resistance in Africa / Iruka N. Okeke -- Development and the epidemiologic transition in Sub-Saharan Africa / Kathryn H. Jacobsen and Melissa K. Van Dyke -- The economic burden of Buruli ulcer disease on households in rural Ghana / Frank N.F. Dadzie, Ellen A.S. Whitney, and Gerald M. Mumma -- Health issues in a mining community in South Africa / Freek Cronjé and Charity Chenga -- Globalization, health, and the hajj : the West African pilgrimage scheme, 1919-38 / Matthew M. Heaton -- Of savages and mass killing : HIV/AIDS, Africa, and the crisis of global health governance / Obijiofor Aginam -- Vicissitudes of AIDS policies in Burkina Faso from 1985 to 2001: a historical perspective / Yacouba Banhoro -- Factors associated with deliberate attempts to transmit HIV infection among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania / William N. Mkanta -- Development and alternative mitigation treatment opportunities of the HIV/AIDS epidemic / Richard Beilock and Kaley Creswell -- Confusion, anger, and denial : results of HIV/AIDS focus group discussions with urban adult Zimbabweans / Mandi Chikombero -- Three proposals for analyzing the economic growth effects of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa / Richard Beilock.
9781580462402 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1580462405 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1092-5228
2006103313
GBA720899 bnb
101296274 DNLM 013694765 Uk
AIDS (Disease)--Africa--Congresses.
Public health--Africa--Congresses.
HIV Infections--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Attitude to Health--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Communicable Disease Control--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Health Care Costs--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Health Promotion--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
RA643.86.A35 / H5512 2007
362.196/979200966
WC 503 / H67209 2007
"The chapters presented here were originally presented at a conference on African health and illness held at the University of Texas at Austin from March 25-27, 2005."--Acknowledgments.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The infectious continent : Africa, disease, and the western imagination / Sophie Wertheimer -- Waterborne diseases and urban water supply in Makurdi, Nigeria, 1927-60 / Akpen Philip -- Smallpox and social control in colonial Saint-Louis-du-Senegal, 1850-1916 / Kalala Ngalamulume -- Poor man's trouble, rich man's graveyard : a study of malaria and epidemiological sciences since the nineteenth century / Raphael Chijioke Njoku -- Perceptions of epilepsy in a traditional society : an Akan (Ghana) family's experience / Cecilia S. Obeng -- Disability in Nigeria / Gabriel B. Fosu ... [et al.] -- The microbial rebellion : trends and containment of antimicrobial resistance in Africa / Iruka N. Okeke -- Development and the epidemiologic transition in Sub-Saharan Africa / Kathryn H. Jacobsen and Melissa K. Van Dyke -- The economic burden of Buruli ulcer disease on households in rural Ghana / Frank N.F. Dadzie, Ellen A.S. Whitney, and Gerald M. Mumma -- Health issues in a mining community in South Africa / Freek Cronjé and Charity Chenga -- Globalization, health, and the hajj : the West African pilgrimage scheme, 1919-38 / Matthew M. Heaton -- Of savages and mass killing : HIV/AIDS, Africa, and the crisis of global health governance / Obijiofor Aginam -- Vicissitudes of AIDS policies in Burkina Faso from 1985 to 2001: a historical perspective / Yacouba Banhoro -- Factors associated with deliberate attempts to transmit HIV infection among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania / William N. Mkanta -- Development and alternative mitigation treatment opportunities of the HIV/AIDS epidemic / Richard Beilock and Kaley Creswell -- Confusion, anger, and denial : results of HIV/AIDS focus group discussions with urban adult Zimbabweans / Mandi Chikombero -- Three proposals for analyzing the economic growth effects of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa / Richard Beilock.
9781580462402 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1580462405 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1092-5228
2006103313
GBA720899 bnb
101296274 DNLM 013694765 Uk
AIDS (Disease)--Africa--Congresses.
Public health--Africa--Congresses.
HIV Infections--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Attitude to Health--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Communicable Disease Control--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Health Care Costs--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
Health Promotion--Africa South of the Sahara--Congresses.
RA643.86.A35 / H5512 2007
362.196/979200966
WC 503 / H67209 2007