You're the First One I've Told : The Faces of HIV in the Deep South

Kathryn Whetten-Goldstein

ISBN 10: 0813554535 / ISBN 13: 9780813554532

Published by Rutgers University Press Mär 2013, 2013

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Neuware - This extensively revised second edition presents twenty-five different case studies and incorporates research from the authors' recent quantitative study, Coping with HIV/AIDS in the Southeast (CHASE). CHASE includes 611 HIV-positive patients from eight clinics in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. This is the first cohesive compilation of up-to-date evidence on the unique and difficult aspects of those living with HIV in the Deep South.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: You're the First One I've Told : The Faces of HIV in the Deep South
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press Mär 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813554535
• ISBN 13: 9780813554532
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 159H x 26D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 159 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 578 grams

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Synopsis

The Deep South has seen a 36 percent increase in AIDS cases while the rest of the nation has seen a 2 percent decline. Many of the underlying reasons for the disease’s continued spread in the region—ignorance about HIV, reluctance to get tested, non-adherence to treatment protocols, resistance to behavioral changes—remain unaddressed by policymakers.

In this extensively revised second edition, Kathryn Whetten and Brian Wells Pence present a rich discussion of twenty-five ethnographic life stories of people living with HIV in the South. Most importantly, they incorporate research from their recent quantitative study, “Coping with HIV/AIDS in the Southeast” (CHASE), which includes 611 HIV-positive patients from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. This new edition continues to bring the participants’ voices to life while highlighting how the CHASE study confirmed many of the themes that originally emerged from the life histories. This is the first cohesive compilation of up-to-date evidence on the unique and difficult aspects of living with HIV in the Deep South.

About the Author

KATHRYN WHETTEN, MPH, PhD, is a professor of public policy and global health at Duke University and the director of the Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research. She is the author of Drinkers, Drivers, and Bartenders: Balancing Private Choice and Public Accountability.

BRIAN W. PENCE, MPH, PhD, is an associate professor of community and family medicine and global health at Duke University’s Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research.