Religion and women's health in Ghana: Insights into HIV/AIDs preventive and protective behavior

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1221-1234

  Takyi, Baffour K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior changes; Ghana'; HIV AIDs; Protective behavior; Religion

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHOLICISM; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ISLAM; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PROTESTANTISM; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

GHANA;

EID: 0037368290     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00122-3     Document Type: Article

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