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

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dc.contributor.advisorPuoane, Thandi
dc.contributor.authorMatoti-Mvalo, Tandiwe
dc.contributor.otherSchool of Public Health
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Community and Health Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-11T12:14:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-10T08:39:16Z
dc.date.available2007/09/12 13:20
dc.date.available2007/09/12
dc.date.available2013-09-11T12:14:47Z
dc.date.available2026-06-10T08:39:16Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionMagister Public Health - MPHen_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/23406
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectBody imageen_US
dc.subjectDisturbance - South Africaen_US
dc.subjectBodyen_US
dc.subjectHuman - Social aspectsen_US
dc.subjectBody image in women - South Africaen_US
dc.subjectHIV infections - South Africaen_US
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease) - South Africaen_US
dc.titleAn exploration of the perceptions about being thin, HIV/AIDS and body image in black South African womenen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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