Older African Americans' management of HIV/AIDS stigma

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1306-1312

  Foster, Pamela Payne ^a   Gaskins, Susan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; HIV AIDS; Older adults; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SHAME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 70450189192     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902803141     Document Type: Article

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