The effects of individual- and community-level knowledge, beliefs, and fear on stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS in China

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

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 666-673

  Chen, J ^a   Choe, M K ^a   Chen, S ^b   Zhang, S ^b  

^a EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

^b National Population and Family Planning Commission   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CHINA; COMMUNITY; FEAR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LEARNING; STIGMA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 34248593008     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600988517     Document Type: Article

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