People living with HIV and AIDS in everyday conditions of township life in South Africa: Between structural constraint and individual tactics

Sahara J

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 217-235

  Le Marcis, Frédéric ^a   Ebrahim Vally, Rehana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conditions of life; HIV AIDS; Life narratives; Social anthropology; Structural constraint; Tactics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIGRATION; POVERTY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 23944485084     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2005.9724844     Document Type: Article

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