AIDS and AIDS treatment in a rural Southern African setting
By: Jonny Steinberg.
Contributors: Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)
Series: ISS monograph -- 149; ISS monograph series -- 149.
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Pretoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9781920114442
Subjects: AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa -- Lusikisiki,; AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa -- Lusikisiki -- Prevention; Antiretroviral agents -- South Africa -- Lusikisiki
Description: "The purpose of this monograph is to explore changes in the public meanings of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and health-seeking behaviour when a successful antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme is established in a community in which AIDS was previously untreatable."--Introduction.
Notes: "August 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 55).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. AIDS before treatment; title: 3. Treatment in Ithanga; title: 4. Herbs and pills; title: 5. Service delivery; title: Appendix A. HIV/AIDS and sexual shame; title: Appendix B. AIDS, witchcraft and the destruction of community.