Comparative stigma of HIV/AIDS, SARS, and Tuberculosis in Hong Kong

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1912-1922

  Mak, Winnie W S ^a   Mo, Phoenix K H ^a   Cheung, Rebecca Y M ^a   Woo, Jean ^a   Cheung, Fanny M ^a   Lee, Dominic ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attribution; HIV AIDS; Hong Kong; SARS; Stigma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHINESE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POPULATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SAMPLE; SCIENCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL BELIEF; TELEPHONE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33746832144     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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