Food insecurity and HIV/AIDS in low-income households in urban Zimbabwe

Human Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-112

  Gwatirisa, Pauline ^a   Manderson, Lenore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; HIV AIDS; Inflation; Urban households; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FOOD AID; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFLATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; URBAN AREA; WELFARE REFORM;

AFRICA; MANICALAND; MUTARE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 85036825041     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.68.1.p462410181535023     Document Type: Article

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