Peer led HIV/AIDS prevention for women in south african informal settlements

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 502-512

  Murdock, Peggy O’Hara ^a   Garbharran, Hari ^a   Edwards, Martha Jo ^a   Smith, Maria A ^a   Lutchmiah, Johnny ^b   Mkhize, Makhosi ^c  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VOLUNTARY WORKER; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0042916030     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330390199393     Document Type: Article

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