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Learning to trust : Australian responses to AIDS / Paul Sendziuk.

Title: Learning to trust : Australian responses to AIDS / Paul Sendziuk.
Author: Sendziuk, Paul
Publication: Sydney, NSW : University of New South Wales Press, 2003.

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x, 262 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.

Summary

2003 marks the twentieth anniversary of the first case of HIV-AIDS in Australia. Working from an extensive array of documents and interviews with key participants, Australia's response to the epidemic is examined to establish why it has been one of the most effective responses in the world.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-254) and index.

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Contents

Introduction -- Ch. 1. 'Anally injected death sentence' : the 'homosexual lifestyle' and the origins of AIDS -- Ch. 2. Securing Australia's blood : people with haemophilia in crisis -- Ch. 3. Beyond blame : Queensland babies and the construction of homosexual guilt -- Ch. 4. Challenges to the traditional model of infectious disease control -- Ch. 5. 'If it's not on, it's not on' : the triumph of safe sex and community-based education -- Ch. 6. 'Is it safe to go bowling? : reconsidering the 'grim reaper' AIDS education campaign -- Ch. 7. Diving under the 'second wave' : needle and syringe exchange and HIV prevention -- Ch. 8. 'Cash is not a body fluid, HIV is not spread on credit cards' : the case of HIV-positive sex workers -- Ch. 9. People living with HIV/AIDS take the stage

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0868407186

OCLC

54111573

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