Public honour, private shame and HIV: Issues affecting sexual health service delivery in London's South Asian communities

Health and Place

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-117

  Weston, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black and minority ethnic (BME); Health care; HIV AIDS; Honour; Shame

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SERVICE PROVISION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SEX; SHAME; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND (LONDON); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038674600     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(03)00002-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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