Postpartum abstinence and risk of HIV among young mothers in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 569-581

  Achana, Fabian S ^a   Debpuur, Cornelius ^a   Akweongo, Patricia ^a   Cleland, John ^b  

^a NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; HIV AIDS; Kassena nankana; Postpartum abstinence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MOTHER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; GHANA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951916077     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691051003783339     Document Type: Article

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