TY - JOUR
AU - Man, Virman
AB - International Review of Education (2010) 56:167–198 
 Springer 2010 DOI 10.1007/s11159-010-9154-z Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter, and Tania Boler. 2008. Gender Equality, HIV, and AIDS. A Challenge for the Education Sector. Oxford: Oxfam Pub- lishing. 230 pp. ISBN 978-0-85598-586-8. Since the first cases of HIV and AIDS were made public during the 1980s, government, public and funding agency responses have gradually shifted from a purely medical approach to HIV prevention to one that includes awareness of the role of culture, context and behavioural relationships. In particular, attitudes to the gender dimension of sexual relations and their impact on HIV infection rates are still evolving. In spite of an apparent levelling-out of HIV infection rates in some contexts, the devastating effects of this disease on communities, families and societies indicate an urgent need for sharing of good practice and deeper understanding of underlying issues that contribute to its prevalence – particularly in countries that are most vul- nerable to its impact. It is widely understood that official HIV prevalence rates frequently underestimate the extent of infections because of the contin- ued stigma and secrecy associated with the disease. Only recently have coun- tries in Africa, for instance, begun to treat HIV 
TI - Book Reviews
JF - International Review of Education
DO - 10.1007/s11159-010-9154-z
DA - 2010-03-16
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/book-reviews-wwMTSN0CTM
SP - 167
EP - 198
VL - 56
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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