Access, agency and ambiguity: Communication about AIDS among young people in Northern Tanzania

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 751-765

  Bastien, Sheri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication; HIV AIDS; Tanzania; Young people

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS; TANZANIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949143782     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903362632     Document Type: Article

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