Popular media for HIV/AIDS prevention? Comparing two comics: Kingo and the Sara communication initiative

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 513-541

  Beck, Rose Marie ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDIA ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICA;

FABIA;

EID: 33750494122     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X06002072     Document Type: Article

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