Evidence for a contribution of the community response to HIV decline in eastern Zimbabwe?

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Gregson, S ^a,b   Nyamukapa, C ^a,b   Schumacher, C ^a   Magutshwa Zitha, S ^b   Skovdal, M ^c,d   Yekeye, R ^e   Sherr, L ^f   Campbell, C ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e National AIDS Council   (Zimbabwe)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community groups; community response; HIV decline; social capital; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84879246198     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.748171     Document Type: Article

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