The HIV epidemic and sexual and reproductive health policy integration: Views of South African policymakers Health policies, systems and management

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Cooper, Diane ^a,b   Mantell, Joanne E ^c   Moodley, Jennifer ^a,d   Mall, Sumaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Integration; Policymakers; Resourced constrained settings; Sexual and reproductive health; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84926488674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1577-9     Document Type: Article

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