‘I just ended up here, no job and no health…’ — men's outlook on life in the context of economic hardship and HIV/AIDS in Namibia

Sahara J

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 403-416

  Tersbøl, Britt Pinkowsky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Economic hardship; HIV AIDS; Masculinity; Men; Namibia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NAMIBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; GENDER IDENTITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEN; NAMIBIA;

EID: 33745457411     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2006.9724866     Document Type: Article

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