Engaging media in communicating research on sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and lessons learned

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Oronje, Rose N ^a   Undie, Chi Chi ^b   Zulu, Eliya M ^c   Crichton, Joanna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^c African Institute for Development Policy AFIDEP   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MASS COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH;

EID: 79958850340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-S1-S7     Document Type: Article

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