Assessing HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in developing countries

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 772-780

  Genberg, Becky L ^a   Kawichai, Surinda ^a,b   Chingono, Alfred ^c   Sendah, Memory ^c   Chariyalertsak, Suwat ^b   Konda, Kelika A ^a   Celentano, David D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Discrimination; HIV AIDS related stigma; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RURAL AREA; SHAME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STIGMA; THAILAND; URBAN AREA; VALIDITY; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 50049127668     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9340-6     Document Type: Article

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