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Asian Immigrants in North America with HIV/AIDS: Stigma, Vulnerabilities and Human Rights

Autor AKM Ahsan Ullah, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
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This book explores a number of issues related to the stigma arising from HIV/AIDS infection, perceived or actual discrimination from the community and society and the extent of vulnerabilities for infected Asian refugees and immigrants. It assesses the health care and treatment regimen for HIV/AIDS accessed by immigrants and refugee claimants in North America, including treatments offered by the health-care system and ethnic communities and their perceptions and biases relating to HIV/AIDS issues. On another level, the book identifies the ways in which HIV-sufferer immigrants and refugees/refugee claimants from Asia are vulnerable to discrimination due to 1) lack of information about HIV/AIDS incidence in the community; 2) inability of the health system to respond appropriately; and 3) the community’s need for introspection on their own health issues. This book reveals the dynamics that influence choice, behavior and lifestyle of HIV sufferer immigrants, adds to the existing knowledge about refugees and migrants and proposes a unified theory of discrimination and stigmatization within the context of human rights. In addition, the book presents a number of policy recommendations based on empirical findings with a view to helping reshape polices regarding refugee HIV sufferers and their social ramifications. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in any field from social sciences, health and psychology, as well as practitioners in the field of development and public policy. The book will be beneficial to policy formulators and implementers engaged in addressing the serious threat emanating from the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789812871183
ISBN-10: 9812871187
Pagini: 220
Ilustrații: XIX, 198 p. 36 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:2014
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

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Cuprins

Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1: Refugees, Immigrants and HIV/AIDS.- Chapter 2: Understanding and Exploring HIV/AIDS and Discrimination.- Chapter 3: Poverty, Migrants and HIV/AIDS in Canada.- Chapter 4: Discrimination, Xenophobia and Stigmatization.- Chapter 5: Vulnerability and Resilience in Living with HIV/AIDS.- Chapter 6: Managing the Crisis and Policy Directions.- References.- Index.

Notă biografică

AKM Ahsan Ullah is Associate Professor of population studies/migration and demographics at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Dr Ullah has extensively contributed to national and international refereed journals. He contributed chapters to a number of books and published a number of books on migration, refugee and development studies. He taught and researched in Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East and North America.
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque is Chair and Professor in the Department of Political Science at Mcmaster University, Canada. Professor Huque's research interests are in public administration and management, public policy, development and governance in developing countries. He has published twelve books and numerous research articles in leading international journals.

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This book explores a number of issues related to the stigma arising from HIV/AIDS infection, perceived or actual discrimination from the community and society, and the extent of vulnerabilities for infected Asian refugees and immigrants. It assesses the health care and treatment regimen for HIV/AIDS accessed by immigrants and refugee claimants in North America, including treatments offered by the health-care system and ethnic communities, and their perceptions and biases relating to HIV/AIDS issues. On another level, the book identifies the ways in which HIV-sufferer immigrants and refugees/refugee claimants from Asia are vulnerable to discrimination due to 1) lack of information about HIV/AIDS incidence in the community; 2) inability of the health system to respond appropriately; and 3) the community’s need for introspection on their own health issues. This book reveals the dynamics that influence choice, behavior, and lifestyle of HIV sufferer immigrants, adds to the existing knowledge about refugees and migrants, and proposes a unified theory of discrimination and stigmatization within the context of human rights. In addition, the book presents a number of policy recommendations based on empirical findings with a view to helping reshape polices regarding refugee HIV sufferers and their social ramifications. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in any field from social sciences, health and psychology, as well as practitioners in the field of development and public policy. The book will be beneficial to policy formulators and implementers engaged in addressing the serious threat emanating from the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Caracteristici

Extends the stigma theory of Goffman Points out gaps and weaknesses in existing health policies and practices in North America Introduces new knowledge on human rights, stigmatization, xenophobia and vulnerabilities Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras