Tackling HIV and gender-based violence in South Africa: How has PEPFAR responded and what are the implications for implementing organizations?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 357-366

  Ghanotakis, Elena ^a   Mayhew, Susannah ^b   Watts, Charlotte ^b  

^a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender based violence; HIV AIDS; The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; Women's vulnerability to HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FUNDING; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IDEOLOGY; INTERVIEW; LAW; MALE; POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREJUDICE;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PREJUDICE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 69049085643     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp024     Document Type: Article

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