Islam and Health Policies Related to HIV Prevention in Malaysia

by Michael J. Reiss and Sima Barmania

This salient text presents a culturally aware public health approach to the HIV epidemic in Malaysia, a country emblematic of the Muslim world's response to the crisis. It explores complex interactions of religion with health as a source of coping as well as stigma and denial, particularly as Islam plays a central role in Malaysian culture, politics, and policy. At the heart of the book, a groundbreaking study analyzes attitudes and behaviors toward...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319689088
• ISBN13: 9783319689081
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"