Reconsidering the impact of conflict on HIV infection among women in the era of antiretroviral treatment scale-up in sub-Saharan Africa: A gender lens

AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1705-1707

  Shannon, Kate ^a,d   Kaida, Angela ^a   Rachlis, Beth ^a   Lloyd Smith, Elisa ^a   Gray, Glenda ^b   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Conflict settings; HIV infection; Reproductive health; Sub Saharan Africa; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REFUGEES; WAR; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 62349135129     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328308de0e     Document Type: Note

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