id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cord-251939-dvbua4pf	Nepal, Binod	AIDS denial in Asia: Dimensions and roots	2007-12-31		.txt	text/plain	4950	253	56	These are (1) historical impressions that STDs are Western diseases, (2) desire of some Asian leaders to forge Eastern points of view, and (3) long-held negative image towards the peoples or groups who happened to be at the front-line of the population groups exposed to the epidemic. observed that although information about devastating impacts of HIV/AIDS in Africa was widely circulated in the region, most countries in Asia took no initiative to adopt the measures proven to be effective in controlling the epidemic [9] . The negative public image of HIV/AIDS and people carrying the virus is not only associated with the nature of the disease but also with the socially constructed meaning or understanding about the risk factors. Generally, India and China kept questioning the validity of the HIV/AIDS estimates and relevance of the prevention programs prescribed by the international institutions and Western health experts.	./cache/cord-251939-dvbua4pf.txt	./txt/cord-251939-dvbua4pf.txt