Concern About HIV and AIDS Among Older People in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1512-1523

  Chepngeno Langat, Gloria ^a   Falkingham, Jane C ^a   Madise, Nyovani J ^a   Evandrou, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Older people; Social interaction; Sub Saharan Africa; Urban

Indexed keywords

HIV/AIDS; OLDER PEOPLE; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; URBAN;

DISEASES; LOGISTICS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MARGINALIZATION; ORPHAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; VULNERABILITY;

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 84865291643     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01765.x     Document Type: Article

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