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Widow cleansing and inheritance among the Luo in Kenya: the need for additional women-centred HIV prevention options

INTRODUCTION: The customs of widow cleansing and widow inheritance are practiced in several communities throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In the Nyanza Province of Kenya, according to tradition, Luo widows are expected to engage in sexual intercourse with a “cleanser,” without the use of a condom, in o...

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Autores principales: Perry, Brian, Oluoch, Lennah, Agot, Kawango, Taylor, Jamilah, Onyango, Jacob, Ouma, Lilian, Otieno, Caroline, Wong, Christina, Corneli, Amy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International AIDS Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4074366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24973041
http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.17.1.19010