Measuring HIV stigma for PLHAs and nurses over time in five African countries

Sahara J

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-82

  Holzemer, William L ^a   Cuca, Yvette ^a   Makoae, Lucy N ^b   Greeff, Minrie ^c   Dlamini, Priscilla S ^d   Kohi, Thecla W ^e   Chirwa, Maureen L ^f   Naidoo, Joanne R ^g   Durrheim, Kevin ^g   Uys, Leana R ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^h University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV AIDS; Nurses; People living with HIV AIDS (PLHAs); Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MALE; NURSES; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350726312     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2009.9724933     Document Type: Article

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