Scaling up stigma? The effects of antiretroviral roll-out on stigma and HIV testing. Early evidence from rural Tanzania

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-312

  Roura, M ^a,b   Urassa, M ^b   Busza, J ^a   Mbata, D ^b   Wringe, A ^a   Zaba, B ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Tanzanian National Institute of Medical Research   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUALITY; STIGMA; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA;

EID: 68249132480     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.033183     Document Type: Article

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