Cultural norms and risk: Lessons learned from HIV in Thailand

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-40

  Jenkins, Richard A ^a   Kim, Bryan ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; HIV; risk; sexuality; Thailand

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CONDOM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ILLEGITIMACY; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; POLITICS; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WELLBEING;

EID: 4444281886     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPP.0000039937.50357.fc     Document Type: Review

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