Research Catalog

Title

AIDS crossing borders : the spread of HIV among migrant Latinos / edited by Shiraz I. Mishra, Ross F. Connner and J. Raul Magaña.

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Mishra, Shiraz I.
• Conner, Ross F.
• Magaña, J. Raul

Description

x, 214 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

• This book brings together seven research studies to provide a profile of the HIV prevention, surveillance, and treatment needs of migrant workers.
• Mishra, Conner, and Magana combine their own extensive work with that of nationally and internationally recognized experts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the HIV epidemic among migrants workers, looking at perceptions of risk, sexual beliefs and practices, effects of migration on changing risk profiles, prevention efforts, and policies and programs that may stem the spread of HIV among this population.
• The book is notable for including, in addition to researchers' views, the perspectives of migrant workers and policymakers on HIV prevention policies and programs. It will be a valuable text for introductory and advanced courses on public health, Latino studies, and research methods, as well as a useful reference for migrant health services providers, researchers, and policymakers.

Subject

• AIDS (Disease) > Transmission > United States
• HIV-positive persons > United States
• Migrant agricultural laborers > Health and hygiene > United States
• Foreign workers, Latin American > Health and hygiene > United States
• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• HIV
• Transients and Migrants
• Health
• Hygiene
• United States
• Latin America

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• 1. Migrant Workers in the United States: A Profile From the Fields / Shiraz I. Mishra, Ross F. Conner and J. Raul Magana -- 2. A Growing HIV/AIDS Crisis Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Families / Kristi Skjerdal, Shiraz I. Mishra and Sandra Benavides-Vaello -- 3. Perspectives on HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico Border / Mario Bronfman and Sergio Lopez Moreno -- 4. Sexual History and Behavior of Mexican Migrant Workers in Orange County, California / J. Raul Magana, Olivia de la Rocha and Jaime L. Amsel -- 5. The Underground World of Latina Sex Workers in Cantinas / Armida Ayala, Joseph Carrier and J. Raul Magana -- 6. Mexican Men, Female Sex Workers and HIV/AIDS at the U.S.-Mexico Border / Joao B. Ferreira-Pinto, Rebeca L. Ramos and Michele Shedlin -- 7. Risk Factors for HIV and AIDS Among Latino Farmworkers in Pennsylvania / Miguel A. Perez and Katherine Fennelly --
• 8. Evaluation of an HIV Prevention Program Among Latino Farmworkers / Shiraz I. Mishra and Ross F. Conner -- 9. HIV Prevention Policies and Programs: Perspectives from Researchers, Migrant Workers and Policymakers / Ross F. Conner, Shiraz I. Mishra and J. Raul Magana.

ISBN

0813389887

OCLC

• ocm35098246
• SCSB-4780697

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries