HIV/AIDS 'othering' in South Africa: The blame goes on

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-77

  Petros, George ^a   Airhihenbuwa, Collins O ^b   Simbayi, Leickness ^a   Ramlagan, Shandir ^a   Brown, Brandon ^c  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Denial; Discrimination; HIV AIDS; Othering; South Africa; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARRATION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33644623071     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050500391489     Document Type: Article

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