HIV, poverty and women

International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Rodrigo, Chaturaka ^a   Rajapakse, Senaka ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Gender norms; HAART; HIV; Poverty; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77749236975     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.12.003     Document Type: Review

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