Resisting Global AIDS Knowledges: Born-Again Christian Narratives of the Epidemic from Papua New Guinea

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-76

  Eves, Richard ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

born again Christian; Christianity; culture; HIV and AIDS; knowledge; Papua New Guinea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; CHRISTIANITY; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84858320465     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2011.594122     Document Type: Article

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