Stigma, social risk, and health policy: Public attitudes toward HIV surveillance policies and the social construction of illness

Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 533-540

  Herek, Gregory M ^a   Capitanio, John P ^a   Widaman, Keith F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS and public opinion; HIV testing and surveillance; HIV AIDS stigma; Human rights; Social constructionism; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; SAMPLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; VICTIM;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0141919709     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.5.533     Document Type: Article

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