HIV prevention in Africa: Programs and populations served by non-governmental organizations

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-336

  Benotsch, Eric G ^a   Stevenson, L Yvonne ^a   Sitzler, Cheryl A ^a   Kelly, Jeffrey A ^a   Makhaye, Gethwana ^b   Mathey, Eric Dodji ^c   Somlai, Anton M ^a   Brown, Kevin D ^a   Amirkhanian, Yuri ^a   Fernandez, M Isabel ^d   Opgenorth, Karen M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Targeted AIDS Interventions   (South Africa)

^c Sauvons la Vie (Save the Life)   (Togo)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV prevention; Non governmental organizations (NGOs)

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; POPULATION; POPULATION RISK; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; TOGO;

AFRICA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ORGANIZATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 3543150014     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000025329.10411.2a     Document Type: Review

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