Strategies for gender-equitable HIV services in rural India

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-208

  Sinha, Gita ^a   Peters, David H ^b   Bollinger, Robert C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Gender equity; Health services; HIV; Rural India; Utilization

Indexed keywords

GENDER BIAS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 65349146510     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp004     Document Type: Review

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