Social grants as safety net for HIV/AIDS-affected households in South Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-56

  Booysen, Frikkie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Poverty; Public transfers; Social assistance; Social grants; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PENSION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 30744455617     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2004.9724826     Document Type: Article

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