Women coping with AIDS in Africa: Contributions of a contextually grounded research methodology

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 522-527

  Brandt, René ^a,b   Dawes, Andrew ^a,b   Bray, Rachel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Contextual approach; Methodology; Psychological functioning; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICA; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33749367301     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500500391132     Document Type: Article

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