Factors related to HIV disclosure in 2 South African communities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1775-1781

  Norman, Amy ^a   Chopra, Mickey ^b   Kadiyala, Suneetha ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; URBAN POPULATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34948906774     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.082511     Document Type: Article

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