Shifting support for inequitable gender norms among young Indian men to reduce HIV risk and partner violence
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Although there is increasing awareness of the role norms that encourage gender inequality play in fostering HIV risk behaviors and partner violence, few studies have attempted to influence these norms and measure changes in support for them among young men exposed to an intervention. In response to this gap, the Horizons Program; CORO for Literacy, an India-based NGO; and Instituto R E S E A R C H S U M M A R Y
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تاریخ انتشار 2006