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Adoption of health technologies in India : implications for the AIDS vaccine / Indrani Gupta, Mayur Trivedi, Subodh Kandamuthan

Author
Gupta, Indrani
Published
Los Angeles, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Physical Description
1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Trivedi, Mayur, 1976- and Kandamuthan, Subodh, 1976-
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Contents
Introduction and rationale for study -- Introduction to selected health technologies -- Adoption of health technology in India : a summary of major findings -- Lessons for the adoption of the AIDS vaccine -- Summary and conclusions -- Universal immunisation programme -- Hepatitis B immunisation in India -- No-scalpel vasectomy -- Voluntary counselling and testing -- Antiretroviral therapy.
Summary
The effectiveness of a new health technology is judged by both its accessibility. and also the extent to which it has been adopted in a particular country. With. the possibility of an AIDS vaccine in the near future, the International AIDS. Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has emphasised the need for countries to prepare well. in advance for its smooth access and adoption. Reiterating IAVIs̀ appeal, this. book ably captures the course India needs to take for the successful adoption. and implementation of the AIDS vaccine in India. The first of its kind, this book examines the adoption of four health.
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ISBN
9788132101369 (electronic bk.)
8132101367 (electronic bk.)
9780761935902 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0761935908 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9788178297392 (India ; pbk.)
8178297396 (India ; pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-228) and index.
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