HIV/AIDS risk and worry in Northern Kenya

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-239

  Roth, Eric Abella ^a   Ngugi, Elizabeth N ^b   Fujita, Masako ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

East Africa; HIV AIDS; Kenya; Risk; Sexual behaviour; Worry

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CONDOM; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 68449094962     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570902912684     Document Type: Article

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