The Dutch Response To HIV Pragmatism and Consensus

The Netherlands' response to AIDS is widely regarded as well organized and effective. This is largely due to the timely response to the threat of the disease, with a prevention programme starting in 1982. This Dutch example provides an instructive case study for other countries with relevance for policy makers now and in the future. The book documents and discusses Dutch prevention policy: most specifically the prevention policies and activities for various target groups; the focus on prevention research and studies on sexuality and health behaviour; and the emphasis on individual responsibility.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Pragmatism and Consensus, Theo Sandfort; Part 1 HIV Prevention Strategies and Outcomes; Chapter 2 ‘Safe Sex’ and ‘Compassion’, Gerjo Kok, Lilian Kolker, Ernest de Vroome, Anton Dijker; Chapter 3 HIV Prevention Activities for Gay Men in the Netherlands 1983–93, Harm Hospers, Cor Blom; Chapter 4 AIDS among Injecting Drug Users in the Netherlands, Erik van Ameijden, Anneke van den Hoek; Chapter 5 Sex Work and HIV in the Netherlands, Ine Vanwesenbeeck, Ron de Graaf; Chapter 6 AIDS Prevention for Migrants in the Netherlands, Loes Singels; Part 2 Policy Issues; Chapter 7 The Decisive Role of Politics, Janherman Veenker; Chapter 8 No Anal Sex Please, Onno de Zwart, Theo Sandfort, Marty van Kerkhof; Chapter 9 The Impact of AIDS on the Dutch Health Care System, Frans van den Boom, Paul Schnabel; Chapter 10 AIDS, Hans Moerkerk; Part 3 Original Studies; Chapter 11 Sexual Behaviour in the Netherlands, Gertjan van Zessen, Theo Sandfort; Chapter 12 Determinants of Safe Sex among Adult Heterosexuals, Arnold Bakker, Bram Buunk, Regina van den Eijnden, Frans Siero; Chapter 13 Sex, Relationships and Risks among Young People, Ton Vogels, Gertjan van Zessen, Emily Brugman; Chapter 14 Adoption and Maintenance of Safe Sex in a National Cohort of Gay Men in the Netherlands, Ernest de Vroome, Gerjo Kok, Hans Jager, Rob Tielman, Theo Sandfort;

Theo Sandfort