{"product_id":"hiv-aids-in-india-voices-from-the-margins-9780367886738","title":"HIV\/AIDS in India: Voices from the Margins","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sunita Manian\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethnic Studies - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia ranks third in the number of people living with HIV\/AIDS globally. The country has high levels of poverty and inequality, poor healthcare infrastructure, especially away from the metropolitan areas, and a legacy of colonialism that bequeathed laws criminalizing non-heteronormative sexualities. These factors mean that many minority groups do not receive adequate access to preventative and treatment programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the HIV\/AIDS epidemic in India. Based on research in Tamil Nadu, it presents experiences of those marginalized by their sexuality and\/ or gender, their struggles and their triumphs. Based on interviews with male and female sex-workers, men who have sex with men, aravanis (male to female transgenders) and HIV positive women--groups usually not included in the policy-making by Indian government agencies, international donors and international NGOs--the author uses an interdisciplinary approach. The approach highlights the historical and cultural context, while providing contemporary narratives. The book thus presents a deeper, multi-dimensional, understanding of the context of the disease and comprehends the roots of the stigma and discrimination that exacerbate the epidemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important study of the global HIV\/AIDS epidemic, this book will be of interest to researchers in the field of South Asian Studies, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Health Sciences and Public Health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46929343250583,"sku":"9780367886738","price":3901.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780367886738.webp?v=1771599145","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hiv-aids-in-india-voices-from-the-margins-9780367886738","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}