Perceptions of HIV risk among monogamous wives of alcoholic men in South India: A qualitative study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-821

  Varma, Deepthi S ^a   Chandra, Prabha S ^b   Callahan, Catina ^a   Reich, Wendy ^a   Cottler, Linda B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONDOM; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONDOMS, FEMALE; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSES;

EID: 77951800249     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0884     Document Type: Article

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