Mobilising indigenous resources for anthropologically designed HIV-prevention and behaviour-change interventions in southern Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-400

  Green, Edward C ^a   Dlamini, Cedza ^b   D'Errico, Nicole C ^c   Ruark, Allison ^a   Duby, Zoe ^d  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^b Ubuntu Institute Draft CB House   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Behaviour; Community based; Cultural beliefs; Indigenous communities; Sexual behaviour; Traditional leaders

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 74849089583     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.4.3.1040     Document Type: Article

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