Using the Inequitable Gender Norms Scale and Associated HIV Risk Behaviors among Men at High Risk for HIV in Ghana and Tanzania

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 540-559

  Shattuck, Dominick ^a   Burke, Holly ^a   Ramirez, Catalina ^a   Succop, Stacey ^a   Costenbader, Betsy ^a   Attafuah, John Dekyem ^b   Mndeme, Erasmus ^c   Mbwambo, Jessie ^c   Guest, Greg ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Virtual Access   (Ghana)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Africa; confirmatory; culture; factor analysis; gender; gender equality; health; sexualities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890515294     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X13502730     Document Type: Review

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