How a masculine work ethic and economic circumstances affect uptake of HIV treatment: Experiences of men from an artisanal gold mining community in rural eastern Uganda

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Siu, Godfrey E ^a   Wight, Daniel ^a   Seeley, Janet ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC/UVRI   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV treatment; Masculinity; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924408050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.15.3.17368     Document Type: Article

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