Gender-transformative interventions to reduce HIV risks and violence with heterosexually-active men: A review of the global evidence

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2845-2863

  Dworkin, Shari L ^a,b   Treves Kagan, Sarah ^b   Lippman, Sheri A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender norms; Gender transformative interventions; HIV prevention; Masculinity; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84889094962     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0565-2     Document Type: Review

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