Fatalism and HIV/AIDS beliefs in rural Mali, West Africa

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-118

  Hess, Rosanna F ^a,b,e   McKinney, Dawn ^c,d  

^a Research for Health Inc   (United States)

^b MALONE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Indiana Wesleyan University   (United States)

^d Portage Path Behavioral Health   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatalism; HIV AIDS; Mali West Africa; Powe fatalism inventory; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547285615     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2007.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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