Co-occurring psychosocial problems and HIV risk among women attending drinking venues in a South African township: A syndemic approach

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-162

  Pitpitan, Eileen V ^a   Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Eaton, Lisa A ^a   Cain, Demetria ^a   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^b   Watt, Melissa H ^b   Skinner, Donald ^c   Pieterse, Desiree ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abuse; Alcohol; HIV risk; Mental health; Sexual risk behavior; Syndemics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLACK PERSON; COMORBIDITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSMISSION; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMORBIDITY; EATING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879421068     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9420-3     Document Type: Article

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