Social context and drivers of intimate partner violence in rural Kenya: Implications for the health of pregnant women

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 404-419

  Hatcher, Abigail M ^a,b   Romito, Patrizia ^c   Odero, Merab ^d   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^d   Onono, Maricianah ^d   Turan, Janet M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence; gender; HIV AIDS; Kenya; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875377368     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.760205     Document Type: Article

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