Social determinants of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases among black women: Implications for health equity

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-254

  Sharpe, Tanya Telfair ^a   Voûte, Caroline ^b   Rose, Michelle A ^c   Cleveland, Janet ^a   Dean, Hazel D ^a   Fenton, Kevin ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84858144222     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3350     Document Type: Article

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