Hiv, Resurgent Infections and Population Change in Africa

Preface: Michel Caraël and Judith Glynn,- Introduction: France Meslé and Vladimir M. Shkolnikov,- PART I. Trends and diseases: 1:Mortality of the world's population 1950-2000: divergence replaces convergence from the late 1980s: Kath Moser et al,- 2: The impact of population growth on the epidemiology and evolution of infectious diseases: Geoff P Garnett and James JC Lewis,- 3: Why child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa has ceased declining since the early 1990s. The example of of Senegal, a country where HIV epidemic has remained at a low level: Gilles Pison,- 4: Malaria, climate change and possible impacts on populations in Africa: Andrew K. Githeko,- 5: Economic crisis and changes in mortality due to infectious and parasitic diseases in Antananarivo, Madagascar: Dominique Waltisperger and France Meslé,- 6: Economic and ethical aspects of controlling infectious diseases: Joseph Brunet-Jailly,- PART II. HIV and ist impact: 1: HIV infection in young adults in Africa: context, risks, and opportunities for prevention: Michel Caraël and Judith Glynn,- 2: Sexual behaviour change, marriage and HIV prevalence in Zambia: Emma Slaymaker and Basia Zaba,- 3: Migration, HIV/AIDS knowledge, perception of risk and condom use in the Senegal River valley: Richard Lalou et al,- 4: HIV in Zimbabwe: measurement, trends and impact: Owen Mugurungi et al ,- 5: The impact of HIV infection on tuberculosis in Africa: Judith R Glynn,- 6: Impact of HIV on Mortality in Southern Africa: Evidence from demographic surveillance: Ian M. Timæus,- 7: The economic impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries: an end of systematic underestimation: Jean-Paul Moatti and Bruno Ventelou

"Provides a useful series of papers that introduce some key theoretical concepts relevant to demography, infectious disease modeling, and health economics together with some compelling case studies".Studies in Family Planning, Volume 41, Number 3 (September 2010)