Evaluation of a health setting-based stigma intervention in five African countries

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1059-1066

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

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

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77149158759     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2009.0085     Document Type: Article

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