Social factors that make South African women vulnerable to HIV infection

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-172

  Ackermann, Leáne ^a   De Klerk, Gerhardt W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0036481620     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/073993302753429031     Document Type: Article

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