Conflicts between conservative Christian institutions and secular groups in sub-Saharan Africa: Ideological discourses on sexualities, reproduction and HIV/AIDS

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Mantell, Joanne E ^a   Correale, Jacqueline ^a   Adams Skinner, Jessica ^a   Stein, Zena A ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

Christian church; Condoms; Evangelical; Gender; HIV AIDS; Homosexuality; Pentacostalism; Prevention; Religious institutions; Roman catholicism; Secular groups; Sexual and reproductive health rights; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CONDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHRISTIANITY; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SECULARISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80052477935     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.604039     Document Type: Review

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