Young males' gendered sexuality in the Era of HIV and AIDS in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 739-746

  Ragnarsson, Aders ^a   Onya, Hans E ^b   Thorson, Anna ^a   Ekström, Mia Anna ^a   Aarø, Edvard Leif ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abuse; Abuse of; At risk; Children; Gender; HIV AIDS; Sexual; Sexuality; South Africa; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 44149097824     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308318373     Document Type: Article

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