Community views of inter-generational sex: Findings from focus groups in Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 507-514

  Cockcroft, Anne ^a   Kunda, John Lengwe ^a   Kgakole, Leagajang ^a   Masisi, Mokgweetsi ^a   Laetsang, Ditiro ^a   Ho Foster, Ari ^a   Marokoane, Nobantu ^b   Andersson, Neil ^c  

^a CIET TRUST BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; inter generational sex; risk perception; transactional sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; CONDOMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956580021     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.487314     Document Type: Article

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