Engaging parliamentarians as advocates for women's health: Findings from Kenya and Namibia

Global Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-283

  Caffrey, P ^a   Weiss, E ^a   Wood, L ^b   Connor, E ^a   Orza, L ^c   Trasi, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

^b Realising Rights: The Ethical Globalisation Initiative   (United States)

^c International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African parliamentarians; HIV positive women; Participatory methods; Political leadership; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; KENYA; NAMIBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; KENYA; LEADERSHIP; NAMIBIA; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 68449090027     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690902769651     Document Type: Article

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