Why Do Some Women Know More? An Exploration of the Association of Community Socioeconomic Characteristics, Social Capital, and HIV/AIDS Knowledge

Women and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 669-692

  Jesmin, Syeda S ^a   Chaudhuri, Sanjukta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; community influence; HIV AIDS; knowledge; neighborhood effects; risk factors; social capital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885395732     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2013.822456     Document Type: Article

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