Self-Care Behaviors of African American Women Living With HIV: A Qualitative Perspective

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-52

  Tufts, Kimberly Adams ^a   Wessell, Judy ^a   Kearney, Tanya ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African American women; HIV infected; pampering; peer education; self care; social support; spirituality

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 72149088478     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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