A comparative analysis of communication about sex, health and sexual health in India and South Africa: Implications for HIV prevention

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 527-541

  Lambert, Helen ^a   Wood, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Ethnography; HIV prevention; India; Sexual health; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 27944489139     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050500245818     Document Type: Article

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