Editorial review: Male circumcision, gender and HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: A (social science) research agenda

Sahara J

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 658-667

  Peltzer, Karl ^a   Niang, Cheikh I ^b   Boiro, Hamadou ^b   Muula, Adamson S ^c,d,e   Bowa, Kasonde ^f   Okeke, Linus ^g   Chimbwete, Chiweni ^h  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BODY IMAGE; CIRCUMCISION; COUNSELING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; ETHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; SYMBOLISM; TABOO; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BODY IMAGE; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COUNSELING; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GOALS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TABOO;

EID: 50949115986     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2007.9724889     Document Type: Article

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