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Peer reviewedBhattacharya, Gauri – Health and Social Work, 2004
Health-related behavior is a function of the sociocultural and environmental contexts in which it occurs. With South Asian immigrants, a comprehensive approach that focuses on community and individual factors may be more effective than an individualistic one. This article explores the factors that may influence HIV/AIDS-related health care seeking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Work, Immigrants
Direct linkBhattacharya, Gauri – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
This article examines sociocultural expectations of sexual behavior and the reasons why not using condoms may be logical to married heterosexual couples in India. Married women who report monogamous sexual relationships with their husbands are a high-risk group for HIV infection in India. Based on the public health model and a population-based…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Marital Status, Females, Prevention
