- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. A Family of Funerals: The Epidemic
- 2. I Know You Still Love Me: Sexual Transmission
- 3. Masego and Katlego: Mother-to-Child Transmission
- 4. Mandla Gets Tested: Diagnosis of HIV Infection
- 5. The Death of Mma Monica: AIDS Disease in Adults and Availability of Treatment
- 6. Naledi and Her Nephew Shima: AIDS in Children
- 7. It Is the Will of God: HIV and Tuberculosis
- 8. Walking Skeletons and Hesitant Hugs: Toxicities and Resistance to Drugs Used to Treat HIV/AIDS
- 9. The Page Is Turning Red: Blood Transfusion as a Risk for HIV Infection
- 10. A Tribal Tradition: Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection
- 11. A Matter of Commitment: Development of an HIV Vaccine
- 12. Ancestral Control: Evil Spirits and HIV as the Cause of AIDS
- 13. He Died in China: Fear and Stigma
- 14. Opelo’s Rebellion: Issues of Adolescents and Women
- 15. Desperation for Pono: Orphans of HIV/AIDS
- 16. Government Action Makes a Difference: A Nation Responds
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
Saturday Is for Funerals
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Book Details
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$14.95 • £11.95 • €13.50
ISBN 9780674061835
Publication: October 2011
Awards
- Honorable Mention, 2010 Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, Clinical Medicine Category
- A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2010
