Stigma, identity and resistance among people living with HIV in South Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 94-104

  Goudge, Jane ^a   Manderson, Lenore ^a,b   Ngoma, Bulelwa ^c   Schneider, Helen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Centre for Health Policy   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Identity; Resistance; South Africa; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77649135486     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2009.9724937     Document Type: Article

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