Verbal and physical abuse and neglect as manifestations of HIV/AIDS stigma in five African countries: Populations at risk across the lifespan: Empirical studies

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 389-399

  Dlamini, Priscilla S ^a   Kohi, Thecla W ^b   Uys, Leana R ^c   Phetlhu, René Deliwe ^d   Chirwa, Maureen L ^e   Naidoo, Joanne R ^f   Holzemer, William L ^g   Greeff, Minrie ^d   Makoae, Lucy N ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

Abuse; Discrimination; HIV AIDS; Negate; Neglect; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MALE; NURSE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 34547953159     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2007.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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