Responding to adolescents living with HIV in Zambia: A social-ecological approach

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 45, Issue C, 2014, Pages 9-17

  Mburu, Gitau ^a,b   Ram, Mala ^a   Oxenham, Danielle ^a,c   Haamujompa, Choolwe ^d   Iorpenda, Kate ^a   Ferguson, Laura ^e  

^a International HIV AIDS Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Alliance Zambia   (Zambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Africa; HIV; Social ecology; Zambia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898532013     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.03.033     Document Type: Article

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