Gendered HIV risk patterns among polygynous sero-discordant couples in Uganda

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 933-944

  Muldoon, Katherine A ^a   Shannon, Kate ^a,b   Khanakwa, Sarah ^c   Ngolobe, Moses ^c   Birungi, Josephine ^c   Zhang, Wendy ^a   Shen, Anya ^a   King, Rachel ^d,e   Mwesigwa, Robert ^c   Moore, David M ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; HIV; Polygyny; Sero discordance; Sexual decision making; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UGANDA; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UGANDA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960906078     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.590901     Document Type: Article

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