The demographic impact of HIV and AIDS across the family and household life-cycle: Implications for efforts to strengthen families in sub-Saharan Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 13-21

  Hosegood, Victoria ^a,b,c  

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

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Demographic impact True; Demography; Families; HIV AIDS; Households

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MARRIAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350625511     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902923063     Document Type: Article

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