Social representation of AIDS among Zambian adolescents

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 616-631

  Joffe, Hélène ^a   Bettega, Nadia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blaming 'the Other'; Females as vectors of disease; HIV AIDS; Identity and power; Social representations

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAXONOMY; URBAN AREA; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0041689394     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13591053030085011     Document Type: Article

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