Validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument - PLWA (HASI-P)

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

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1002-1012

  Holzemer, William L ^a   Uys, Leana R ^b   Chirwa, Maureen L ^c   Greeff, Minrie ^d   Makoae, Lucia N ^e   Kohi, Thecla W ^f   Dlamini, Priscilla S ^g   Stewart, Anita L ^a   Mullan, Joseph ^a   Phetlhu, René D ^d   Wantland, Dean ^a   Durrheim, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LESOTHO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; VALIDATION STUDY; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 34548626995     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701245999     Document Type: Article

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