Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

Sahara J

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 606-615

  Ambasa Shisanya, Constance ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping mechanisms; Cultural violence against widows; Guardianship institution; HIV AIDS; Professional cleansers; Sexual cleansing rite

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CUSTODY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; SYMBOLISM; TABOO; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CHRISTIANITY; CONDOMS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PILOT PROJECTS; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TABOO; VIOLENCE; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 41749124036     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2007.9724882     Document Type: Article

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