Gender attitudes, sexual violence, and HIV/AIDS risks among men and women in Cape Town, South Africa

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-305

  Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Simbayi, Leickness C ^b   Kaufman, Michelle ^a   Cain, Demetria ^a   Cherry, Chauncey ^a   Jooste, Sean ^b   Mathiti, Vuyisile ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RAPE; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 28244462477     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490509552285     Document Type: Article

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