Addressing the HIV/AIDS-food insecurity syndemic in sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-412

  Himmelgreen, David A ^a   Romero Daza, Nancy ^a   Turkon, David ^b   Watson, Sharon ^a   Okello Uma, Ipolto ^c   Sellen, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

History; Interventions; Lesotho; Resource poor settings; Sub Saharan Africa; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUNGER; IMMUNE STATUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 74849120804     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.4.4.1041     Document Type: Review

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