A House is not a Home: The Housing Experiences of African and Caribbean Mothers Living with HIV

Housing Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-134

  Greene, Saara ^a   Chambers, Lori ^b   Masinde, Khatundi ^a   O'Brien Teengs, Doris ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO HIV TREATMENT NETWORK   (Canada)

^c Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV; housing; intersectionality; mothers; newcomers; racialization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

AFRICA; CANADA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84872576107     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2013.729269     Document Type: Article

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