Synthesizing gender based HIV interventions in sub-sahara Africa: A systematic review of the evidence

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2831-2844

  Small, Eusebius ^a   Nikolova, Silviya P ^a   Narendorf, Sarah C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Effectiveness; Gender; HIV; Intervention; Sub Sahara

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84889085032     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0541-x     Document Type: Article

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