Contextualization of hiv Prevention Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Special Reference to Gender Issues in Contexts of Human Dislocation and Migration

The subject of hiv/aids prevention in public discourse in sub-Saharan Africa is often focused, and not without good reason, on modification of sexual behavior, exemplified in the well-known abc strategy – Abstain, Be faithful, wear a Condom. It is here suggested that this narrowing of focus onto sex...

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Main Author: Stewart, Gordon J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Mission studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 377-402
Further subjects:B HIV / AIDS prevention contextualization gender dislocation stigmatization causations holism
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