Northern Uganda and paradigms of HIV prevention: The need for social analysis

Global Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-46

  Westerhaus, M J ^a   Finnegan, A C ^b   Zabulon, Y ^c   Mukherjee, J S ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b World Education   (United States)

^c St Mary's Hospital Lacor   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Conflict; HIV prevention; HIV AIDS; Socio economics

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONDOM; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONTROL STRATEGY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WAR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

CIVIL DISORDERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REFUGEES; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UGANDA;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

EID: 48949096501     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690600909294     Document Type: Article

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