Interweaving conceptualizations of gender and disability in the context of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-47

  Hanass Hancock, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disability; Gender; HIV AIDS; Sexual abuse; Sexuality; South Africa; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DISABLED PERSON; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; JURISPRUDENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RITUAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 67349112367     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-008-9105-9     Document Type: Article

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