Growing up an orphan: vulnerability of adolescent girls to HIV in Malawi

Based on a qualitative study conducted in the township of Chibavi in Mzuzu City, Malawi, this paper seeks to contribute to the emerging debate as to why orphans may be more vulnerable to the AIDS epidemic through the lens of an informal labour relation locally known as ganyu. The paper argues that a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. in. - Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers), 1935. - 39(2014), 1, Seite 128-139
1. Verfasser: Mkandawire, Paul (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Luginaah, Isaac, Baxter, Jamie
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. in
Schlagworte:Behavioral sciences Health sciences Biological sciences Physical sciences Environmental studies Economics Social sciences