Social protection: Potential for improving HIV outcomes among adolescents

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 18, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cluver, Lucie D ^a,b   Hodes, Rebecca J ^b   Sherr, Lorraine ^c   Orkin, F Mark ^d   Meinck, Franziska ^a   Ah Ken, Patricia Lim ^e   Winder Rossi, Natalia E ^e   Wolfe, Jason ^f   Vicari, Marissa ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Adolescents; HIV prevention; HIV AIDS; Social protection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PROTECTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; AFRICA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA, EASTERN; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84959478602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.18.7.20260     Document Type: Review

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