Subverting culture: Promoting HIV/AIDS prevention among Puerto Rican and Dominican women

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 859-881

  Ortiz Torres, Blanca ^a   Serrano García, Irma ^b   Torres Burgos, Nélida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HIV AIDS prevention: Culture; Latinas

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEW YORK; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUERTO RICO; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034571295     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005167917916     Document Type: Article

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