Queens as Mothers: The role of the traditional safety net of care and support for HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Ghana

GeoJournal

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 93-106

  Lund, Ragnhild ^a   Agyei Mensah, Samuel ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; HIV AIDS; Orphans and vulnerable children; Queen Mothers

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HEALTH CARE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC; ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC); SOCIAL-CULTURAL MARGINALISATION;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ORPHAN; SAFETY; SECURITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; MANYA KROBO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 46549087677     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9145-9     Document Type: Article

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