AIDS: Women, Drugs and Social Care

Name: AIDS: Women, Drugs and Social Care
ISBN: 9780203975893

doi:10.4324/9780203975893

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ABSTRACT

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.

AIDS: Women, Drugs and Social Care

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction: The Research in Context

chapter 2|18 pages

Living with the Virus: Perspectives from HIV-Positive Women in London

chapter 3|18 pages

Responding in a Crisis: Perspectives on HIV, Drugs and Women’s Needs from Edinburgh

chapter 4|16 pages

Drugs, HIV and Ireland: Responses to Women in Dublin

chapter 5|14 pages

‘Tempered Optimism’: Perspectives from Professional and Voluntary Carers in Newcastle upon Tyne

chapter 6|20 pages

‘It Came from Outer Space!’: Perspectives from the General Population and Generic Health and Welfare Professionals in England

chapter 7|8 pages

Conclusion: Progress, Prospects and Possibilities