"I thought we are safe": Southern African lesbians' experiences of living with HIV

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL1, 2013, Pages 34-47

  Matebeni, Zethu ^a   Reddy, Vasu ^b   Sandfort, Theo ^c   Southey Swartz, Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV risk; lesbians; Southern Africa; transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIANISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880047752     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.764016     Document Type: Article

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