A review of preventative efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-36

  Kalipeni, Ezekiel ^a   Mbugua, Njeri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural beliefs; HIV AIDS response; Kenya; Senegal; Sub Saharan Africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17044386547     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950510020510     Document Type: Review

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