Identifying structural barriers to an effective HIV response: Using the National Composite Policy Index data to evaluate the human rights, legal and policy environment

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gruskin, Sofia ^a   Ferguson, Laura ^a   Alfven, Tobias ^b   Rugg, Deborah ^b   Peersman, Greet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Human rights; Key populations; Law; Policy; Structural barriers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; JURISPRUDENCE; KEY POPULATIONS; LAW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; POLICY; STRUCTURAL BARRIERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AIDS; HIV; HUMAN RIGHTS; KEY POPULATIONS; LAW; POLICY; STRUCTURAL BARRIERS;

FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; SEX WORKERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84887268711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18000     Document Type: Article

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