Awareness and quality of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among women in India

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-401

  Aggarwal, Rimjhim ^a,c   Rous, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KNOWLEDGE; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646383905     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380600576144     Document Type: Article

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