Economic risk factors for HIV infection among women in rural haiti: Implications for hiv prevention policies and programs in resource-poor settings

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 885-892

  Fawzi, M C Smith ^a,b   Lambert, W ^c   Boehm, F ^b   Finkelstein, J L ^b   Singler, J M ^d   Leandre F ^c   Nevil, P ^c   Bertrand, D ^c   Claude, M S ^c   Bertrand, J ^c   Louissaint, M ^c   Jeannis, L ^c   Farmer, P E ^a,b   Yang, A T ^b   Mukherjee, J S ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^c Zanmi Lasante ^*  (Haïti)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER BIAS; HAITI; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONS; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77952346363     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1334     Document Type: Article

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