Family and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment

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Three decades into the HIV pandemic, the goals remain clear: reduce the number of infections,improve the health outcomes of those who are infected, and eliminate disparities in care. And one observation continues to gain credence: families are a powerful resource in preventing, adapting to, and coping with HIV. Recognizing their complex role as educators, mentors, and caregivers, Family and HIV/AIDS assembles a wealth of findings from successful prevention and intervention strategies and provides models for translating evidence into effective real-world practice. Chapters spotlight the differing roles of mothers and fathers in prevention efforts, clarify the need for family/community collaborations, and examine core issues of culture,ethnicity, gender, and diagnosis (e.g., minority families, adolescents with psychological disorders). Throughout, risk reduction and health promotion are shown as a viable public health strategy A reference with considerable utility across the health, mental health, and related disciplines,Family and HIV/AIDS will be a go-to resource for practitioners working with families, researchers studying at-risk populations, administrators seeking to create new (or evaluate existing)prevention and care programs, and policymakers involved in funding such programs. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Family and HIV/AIDS: First Line of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention....Pages 3-45 Family as the Model for Prevention of Mental and Physical Health Problems....Pages 47-68 The Role of Settings in Family Based Prevention of HIV/STDs....Pages 69-93 Front Matter....Pages 95-95 Parents as HIV/AIDS Educators....Pages 97-120 Mothers: The Major Force in Preventing HIV/STD Risk Behaviors....Pages 121-134 Fathers and HIV/AIDS: A Missing Factor in Developing Interventions But Not in the Lives of Their Children....Pages 135-151 Couple-Based HIV Prevention and Treatment: State of Science, Gaps, and Future Directions....Pages 153-172 The Role of Families Among Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Confronting HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 173-194 Collaborating with Families and Communities to Prevent Youth HIV Risk Taking and Exposure....Pages 195-207 Families and HIV Medication Adherence....Pages 209-226 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Family-Based HIV Prevention with African American and Hispanic Youth....Pages 229-247 Parents as Agents of HIV Prevention for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth....Pages 249-260 Family-Based HIV-Prevention for Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders....Pages 261-278 Front Matter....Pages 279-279 Adaptation of Interventions for Families Affected by HIV....Pages 281-302 Promoting Family-Focused Evidenced-Based Practice in Frontline HIV/AIDS Care....Pages 303-328 Front Matter....Pages 329-329 Future Directions for Family-Based Prevention and Treatment Research: Challenges and Emerging Issues....Pages 331-339 Back Matter....Pages 341-364