AIDS-related stigma in sub-Saharan Africa: Its contexts and potential intervention strategies

AIDS and Public Policy Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 25-39

  Ehiri, John E ^a   Anyanwu, Ebere C ^b   Donath, Emusu ^a   Kanu, Ijeoma ^c   Jolly, Pauline E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Neurosciences Research   (United States)

^c ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; POLITICS; SCREENING; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WORK; STIGMA; SURVIVAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTACT TRACING; CULTURE; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33749069705     PISSN: 08873852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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