HIV and AIDS vulnerability in fishing communities in Mangochi district, Malawi

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-80

  Nagoli, Joseph ^a   Holvoet, Katrien ^b   Remme, Michelle ^c  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)   (Benin)

^c Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Fisheries sector; HIV prevalence; Lake Malawi; Migration; Participatory research; Small scale enterprises; Transactional sex; Usipa; Vulnerable groups

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COUNSELING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FISHING; FOOD STORAGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; MARKET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SARDINE; SEX; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 77951676895     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2010.484575     Document Type: Article

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