Reproductive health and AIDS prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for increased male participation
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Reproductive health and AIDS prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for increased male participation.
Reproduction is a dual commitment, but so often in much of the world, it is seen as wholly the woman's responsibility. She bears the burden not only of pregnancy and childbirth but also the threats from excessive child bearing, some responsibility for contraception, infertility investigation and often undiagnosed sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including AIDS. Failure to target men in repr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Policy and Planning
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0268-1080,1460-2237
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/11.1.84