Violence against women in Papua New Guinea

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 183-197

  Lewis, Ione ^a   Maruia, Bessie ^b   Walker, Sharon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b National HIV/AIDS Training Unit International Education   (Papua New Guinea)

^c Voluntary Care and Testing   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Cultural customs in PNG; Domestic violence; Gender; HIV transmission; Impact of violence; Support services

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749095162     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.327.14.2-3.183     Document Type: Article

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