Couples' communication on sexual and relational issues among the Akamba in Kenya

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-60

  Miller, Ann Neville ^a   Golding, Lenette ^b   Wa Ngula, Kyalo ^c   Wambua, MaryAnne ^c   Mutua, Evans ^d   Kitizo, Mary N ^c   Teti, Caroline ^e   Booker, Nancy ^c   Mwithia, Kinya ^c   Rubin, Donald L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CARE USA   (United States)

^c DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Water Partners International   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinants of health; East Africa; Gender issues; Health communication; HIV prevention; HIV AIDS; Marriage; Relationships; Safer sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTHORITY; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KENYA; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELATIVE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 65749103201     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.1.6.719     Document Type: Article

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