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Hindi Journal of Womens Health, Issues and CareISSN: 2325-9795
Bonita B. Sharma Author
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global health , environment , global issues, women and sustainable development
University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work, 211 S. Cooper Street, Arlington, Texas, USA
Biography
Dr. Sharma's research focuses on empowering women and promoting gender equality with emphasis on the dynamics of socio-economic, cultural and environmental factors that impact health and human conditions. Lack of women’s rights and freedom exasperated by poor infrastructure in health, education and economic security make women more vulnerable to exploitation. In worse conditions, such as disaster, flood or other subacute climate conditions, women fare the worst. Dr. Sharma’s research objective is to empower women and girls, globally and locally, and promote leadership, freedom, and knowledge in influencing factors that promote sustainability of their system.
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Research Article Open Access
Let us talk about AIDS: Sexual Health Communication among Kenyan Women about HIV/AIDS Risk Prevention
Author(s): Bonita B. Sharma and Eusebius Small
Objective: The current trends continue to show a disproportionate increase of HIV infections among women mostly in sub-Sahara Africa. This study focuses on multi-dimensional factors such as social elements, cultural beliefs, cognitive and psychosocial norms, and self-efficacy that influence sexual health communication among Kenyan women in preventing HIV/AIDS.
Methods: This exploratory study uses cross-sectional KDHS dataset (2008/2009). It utilizes chi-square significance test to propose for a parsimonious an... view more»
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