Unpaid HIV/AIDS care in southern Africa: Forms, context, and implications

Feminist Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 117-147

  Akintola, Olagoke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Care cost; Caregiving; HIV AIDS; Home based care; PLWHA; Unpaid care

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849150184     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700802263004     Document Type: Article

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