Mental health and disclosure of HIV status in Zambian adolescents with HIV infection: Implications for peer-support programs

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-354

  Menon, Anitha ^a   Glazebrook, Cristine ^b,d   Campain, Nicholas ^b   Ngoma, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; HIV AIDS; Peer support; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 37349084538     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181565df0     Document Type: Article

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