A methodology for building culture and gender norms into intervention: An example from Mumbai, India

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1630-1638

  Kostick, Kristin M ^a   Schensul, Stephen L ^a   Singh, Rajendra ^b   Pelto, Pertti ^c   Saggurti, Niranjan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b International Center for Research on Women   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

Author keywords

Cultural norms; Culturally relevant intervention; Equity; Gender; HIV; India; Multi method intervention

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; METHODOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; SEXISM; SOCIAL BELIEF; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; POVERTY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI;

EID: 79955945914     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.029     Document Type: Article

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