Sharing the trousers: Gender roles and relationships in an HIV-prevention trial in Zimbabwe

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 795-810

  Montgomery, Elizabeth T ^a   Chidanyika, Agnes ^b   Chipato, Tsungai ^c   van der Straten, Ariane ^a,d  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

female initiated methods; gender; HIV prevention; male involvement; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84865055807     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.697191     Document Type: Article

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