Malawi faith communities responding to HIV/AIDS: Preliminary findings of a knowledge translation and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-32

  Willms, Dennis G ^a   Arratia, Maria Ines ^a   Makondesa, Patrick ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Salama SHIELD Foundation Malawi   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Compassion; Conceptual events; Condoms; Constructions of God; Thelogy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 12344321036     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900409490315     Document Type: Article

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