Why the(y) wait? Key informant understandings of factors contributing to late presentation and poor utilization of HIV health and social care services by African migrants in Britain

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-108

  Burns, F M ^a   Imrie, J Y ^a   Nazroo, J ^a   Johnson, A M ^a   Fenton, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; NEGRO; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845212928     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600908440     Document Type: Article

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