HIV/AIDS in India: Voices from the Margins

by Sunita Manian

Book Overview

India ranks third in the number of people living with HIV/AIDS globally. The country has high levels of poverty and inequality, poor healthcare infrastructure, especially away from the metropolitan areas, and a legacy of colonialism that bequeathed laws criminalizing non-heteronormative sexualities. These factors mean that many minority groups do not receive adequate access to preventative and treatment programs.

This book explores the HIV/AIDS...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138630519
• ISBN13: 9781138630512
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"