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Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

Pages 606-615 | Published online: 28 Feb 2012

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Benard Omondi Ochieng, Sammy Khagayi, Moses Otieno, Joyce Akinyi Were, Elizabeth Akinyi Nyothach, Sarah Hawi & Daniel Kwaro. (2023) The long-term impact of HIV/AIDS on socio-economic status: a comparative analysis of households headed by HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals in Western Kenya. AIDS Care 35:8, pages 1107-1115.
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Brian Perry, Lennah Oluoch, Kawango Agot, Jamilah Taylor, Jacob Onyango, Lilian Ouma, Caroline Otieno, Christina Wong & Amy Corneli. (2014) Widow cleansing and inheritance among the Luo in Kenya: the need for additional women-centred HIV prevention options. Journal of the International AIDS Society 17:1, pages 19010.
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Tom Oluoch, Ibrahim Mohammed, Rebecca Bunnell, Reinhard Kaiser, Andrea A Kim, Anthony Gichangi, Mary Mwangi, Sufia Dadabhai, Lawrence Marum, Alloys Orago & Jonathan Mermin. (2011) Correlates of HIV Infection Among Sexually Active Adults in Kenya: A National Population-Based Survey. The Open AIDS Journal 5:1, pages 125-134.
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Kawango E. Agot, Ann Vander Stoep, Melissa Tracy, Billy A. Obare, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola, Stephen Moses & Noel S. Weiss. (2010) Widow Inheritance and HIV Prevalence in Bondo District, Kenya: Baseline Results from a Prospective Cohort Study. PLoS ONE 5:11, pages e14028.
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