A comparison of HIV stigma and discrimination in five international sites: The influence of care and treatment resources in high prevalence settings

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2271-2278

  Maman, Suzanne ^a   Abler, Laurie ^b   Parker, Lisa ^b   Lane, Tim ^c   Chirowodza, Admire ^d   Ntogwisangu, Jacob ^e   Srirak, Namtip ^f   Modiba, Precious ^g   Murima, Oliver ^h   Fritz, Katherine ⁱ  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Health Sciences Research Council   (South Africa)

^e MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^f CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g Perinatal HIV Research Unit   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

ⁱ INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; HIV AIDS; South Africa; Stigma; Sub Saharan Africa; Tanzania; Thailand; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649403320     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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