Document ID (ISN) | 104716 |
CIS number |
06-205 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0277-9536 - Social Science and Medicine |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Campbell C., Williams B. |
Title |
Beyond the biomedical and behavioural: Towards an integrated approach to HIV Prevention in the Southern African mining industry |
Bibliographic information |
June 1999, Vol. 48, No.11, p.1625-1639. 34 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VBF-3WG3JKB-C-3&_cdi=5925&_user=1991186&_orig=search&_coverDate=06%2F30%2F1999&_qd=1&_sk=999519988&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtz-zSkWz&md5=979e5c5cf36856731a6e302d02d2a466&ie=/sdarticle.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
This paper examines limitations in the response of key players in the gold mining industry in countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to the problem of HIV/AIDS. It is argued that attention was given to biomedical or behavioural prevention programmes or to human rights issues rather than to the social and developmental dimensions of HIV-transmission. A case study highlights some of the social, economic and political factors which make southern African migrant workers susceptible to HIV infection and describes an intervention in a mining community in South Africa which seeks to develop a more holistic approach to HIV/AIDS management in an industrial setting. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Africa; gold mining; migrant workers; immunodeficiency syndrome |
Descriptors (secondary) |
South Africa; case study; role of management; role of workers' organizations; social aspects; role of government |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom; South Africa |
Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid Mines and quarries
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
HIV/AIDS Mining and quarrying
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