Technologies of hope? Motherhood, HIV and infant feeding in Eastern Africa

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-118

  Blystad, Astrid ^a   Moland, Karen Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; HIV AIDS; Identity; Infant feeding; Motherhood; PMTCT; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; ETHIOPIA; FEAR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORTALITY; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 71149092861     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470902940655     Document Type: Review

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