Putting on a brave face: The experiences of women living with HIV and AIDS in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages

  Amuyunzu Nyamongo, M ^a   Okeng'o, L ^b   Wagura, A ^c   Mwenzwa, E ^d  

^a African Institute for Health and Development   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c Kenya Network of Women Living with AIDS   (Kenya)

^d Government Training Institute   (Kenya)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; STIGMA; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33847786005     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120601114618     Document Type: Article

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