Stigma associated with Ghanaian caregivers of AIDS patients

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-382

  Mwinituo, Prudence P ^a   Mill, Judy E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AIDS; Caregivers; Ghana; HIV; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33646495767     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906286602     Document Type: Article

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