A qualitative study of the impact of HIV/AIDS on agricultural households in southeastern Uganda

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2113-2138

  Parker, Dawn C ^a   Jacobsen, Kathryn H ^b   Komwa, Maction K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food security; HIV AIDS; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL AREA; STAGING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UGANDA; WORK;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGRICULTURE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UGANDA;

EID: 69449095375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6082113     Document Type: Article

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