Violence and abuse among HIV-infected women and their children in Zambia: A qualitative study

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 194, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 610-615

  Murray, Laura K ^a   Haworth, Alan ^b   Semrau, Katherine ^a   Singh, Mini ^a   Aldrovandi, Grace M ^c   Sinkala, Moses ^d   Thea, Donald M ^a   Bolton, Paul A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Lusaka District Health Management Team   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Children; HIV AIDS; Qualitative; Violence abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33747368010     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000230662.01953.bc     Document Type: Article

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