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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 6(9), p. e100507, 2014

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100507

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Why Are the Benefits of Increased Resources Not Impacting the Risk of HIV Infection for High SES Women in Cameroon?

Journal article published in 2014 by Joyce N. Mumah ORCID, Douglas Jackson-Smith
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Abstract

Despite evidence of a positive SES-HIV gradient in some SSA countries, researchers and policy-makers frequently assume that a range of protective interventions – increasing awareness of mechanisms of HIV transmission, techniques for prevention, greater access to health care facilities, and greater availability of condoms – will reduce the likelihood of contracting HIV, even among higher SES populations. We therefore explore the relationships between SES and these intervening behaviors to illuminate the complex factors that link SES and HIV among women in Cameroon.