An exploration of the perceptions about being thin, HIV/AIDS and body image in black South African women

dc.contributor.advisor	Puoane, Thandi
dc.contributor.author	Matoti-Mvalo, Tandiwe
dc.contributor.other	School of Public Health
dc.contributor.other	Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-11T12:14:47Z
dc.date.available	2007/09/12 13:20
dc.date.available	2007/09/12
dc.date.available	2013-09-11T12:14:47Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2066
dc.description	Magister Public Health - MPH	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study explored the perceptions of black South African women residing in Khayelitsha, Site B, about thinness, HIV/AIDS and body image. Obesity is a major public health problem in developed as well as developing countries. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been escalating in Sub-Saharan Africa and has been said to be the leading cause of death in South Africa.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.subject	Body image	en_US
dc.subject	Disturbance - South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Body	en_US
dc.subject	Human - Social aspects	en_US
dc.subject	Body image in women - South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	HIV infections - South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	AIDS (Disease) - South Africa	en_US
dc.title	An exploration of the perceptions about being thin, HIV/AIDS and body image in black South African women	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.rights.holder	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.description.country	South Africa

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