The necessary contradictions of 'community-led' health promotion: A case study of HIV prevention in an Indian red light district

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 496-507

  Cornish, Flora ^a   Ghosh, Riddhi ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b West Bengal Civil Service   (India)

Author keywords

Community; HIV prevention; India; Participation; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POWER RELATIONS; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; PROSTITUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845434979     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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