Religious participation and HIV-disclosure rationales among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Swaziland

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-309

  Root, Robin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Church; Gender; Grounded theory; Religion; Socio cultural aspects; Stigma; Sub Saharan africa; Women

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERSONHOOD; POVERTY; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; SWAZILAND;

EID: 73449126543     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.3.6.927     Document Type: Article

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