Gendered talk about sex, sexual relationships and HIV among young people in Papua New Guinea

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-232

  Kelly, Angela ^a,b   Worth, Heather ^b   Akuani, Frances ^a   Kepa, Barbara ^a   Kupul, Martha ^a   Walizopa, Lucy ^a   Emori, Rebecca ^a   Cangah, Brenda ^a   Mek, Agnes ^a   Nosi, Somu ^a   Pirpir, Lawrencia ^a   Keleba, Kritoe ^a   Siba, Peter ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Gender; Hiv AIDS; Papua New Guinea; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77950994868     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903181107     Document Type: Article

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