Abstract:The purpose of this research is to understand how Nepal's conflict is affecting vulnerabilities to HIV and exposure to the virus among females and males. Data was primarily collected during a three-week exploratory field study of Surkhet district in 2005. Twenty key informants and 35 stakeholders were interviewed, with the results triangulated by six focus groups. Documentary sources complement this data. A sociological model is designed depicting how the impact of the conflict and the responses of those affec… Show more
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