Gender equity and sexual and reproductive health in Eastern and Southern Africa: A critical overview of the literature

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  MacPherson, Eleanor E ^a   Richards, Esther ^a   Namakhoma, Ireen ^b   Theobald, Sally ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Eastern and Southern Africa; Gender equity; Sexual and reproductive health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904382723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.23717     Document Type: Article

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