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01-06-2009 | Commentary

Broadening Research on Microfinance and Related Strategies for HIV Prevention: Commentary on Dworkin and Blankenship (2009)

Authors: Lance S. Weinhardt, Loren W. Galvão, Patricia E. Stevens, Winford H. Masanjala, Cecily Bryant, Thokozani Ng’ombe

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 3/2009

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In their article, Microfinance and HIV/AIDS prevention: Assessing its promise and limitations, Dworkin and Blankenship (2009) provide a valuable introduction to microfinance as a structural HIV prevention approach and highlight its significance and limitations for women’s economic empowerment. Their overview of the components and types of microfinance programs is excellent. Their emphasis on the challenge to gender norms posed by woman-only projects is well taken. Gender power issues should clearly be integrated into future microfinance studies. Most importantly, their analysis contributes to a growing literature calling for HIV prevention efforts targeted to distal determinants of risk. …

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Title: Broadening Research on Microfinance and Related Strategies for HIV Prevention: Commentary on Dworkin and Blankenship (2009)
Authors: Lance S. Weinhardt
Loren W. Galvão
Patricia E. Stevens
Winford H. Masanjala
Cecily Bryant
Thokozani Ng’ombe
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9561-y

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