HIV-related stigma: Adapting a theoretical framework for use in India

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1225-1235

  Steward, Wayne T ^a   Herek, Gregory M ^b   Ramakrishna, Jayashree ^c   Bharat, Shalini ^d   Chandy, Sara ^e   Wrubel, Judith ^f   Ekstrand, Maria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^d TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Depression; HIV; India; Stigma

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INDIA; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STEREOTYPING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 50349089724     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.05.032     Document Type: Article

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