The methodology of HIV/AIDS impact studies: A review of current practices

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2391-2405

  Booysen, Frederik Le R ^a   Arntz, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Impact studies; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; METHODOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; URBAN AREA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0037692928     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00243-5     Document Type: Review

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