Migration, pastoralists, HIV infection and access to care: The nomadic Fulani of northern Nigeria

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-186

  Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba ^a   Jumare, Jibril ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accessibility; Africa; Antiretroviral therapy; Case studies; Directly observed care; Ethic groups; Health planning; Nomads; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CASE REPORT; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MIGRATION; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL EDUCATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 50449096750     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2008.7.2.3.520     Document Type: Article

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