Sexual practices, identities and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho - a mixed-methods study

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 120-135

  Poteat, Tonia ^a   Logie, Carmen ^b   Adams, Darrin ^c   Lebona, Judith ^d   Letsie, Puleng ^e   Beyrer, Chris ^a   Baral, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Peace Corps Lesotho   (United States)

^d Matrix Support Group   (Lesotho)

^e UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

Author keywords

African sexuality; HIV AIDS; homosexuality; sexually transmitted infections; women who have sex with women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIANISM; LESOTHO; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LESOTHO; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892484320     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.841291     Document Type: Article

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