Muslim women's reflections on the acceptability of vaginal microbicidal products to prevent HIV infection

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-106

  Hoel, Nina ^a   Shaikh, Sadiyya ^a   Kagee, Ashraf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; microbicides; Muslim; prevention; religion; women

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG; ETHICS; ETHNIC CONFLICT; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ISLAMISM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGIONAL PLANNING; VACCINE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79957483191     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2010.539196     Document Type: Article

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