The political context of AIDS-related stigma and knowledge in a South African township community

Sahara J

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-82

  Forsyth, Brian ^a   Vandormael, Alain ^b   Kershaw, Trace ^a   Grobbelaar, Janis ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS debate; AIDS related stigma; Antiretroviral rollout; Atteridgeville; HIV AIDS; South African government

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENIAL; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLITICS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 52149106472     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2008.9724904     Document Type: Article

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