Marriage, not Religion, is associated with HIV infection among women in rural Malawi

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-131

  Muula, Adamson S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

AIDS; Christian; Malawi; Religion; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949332188     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9624-0     Document Type: Article

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