The impact of taking or not taking ARVs on HIV stigma as reported by persons living with HIV infection in five African countries

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

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1357-1362

  Makoae, Lucy N ^a   Portillo, Carmen J ^b   Uys, Leana R ^c   Dlamini, Priscilla S ^d   Greeff, Minrie ^e   Chirwa, Maureen ^f   Kohi, Thecla W ^g   Naidoo, Joanne ^c   Mullan, Joseph ^b   Wantland, Dean ^b   Durrheim, Kevin ^c   Holzemer, William L ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^e NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

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

Author keywords

Africa; Antiretrovirals; HIV AIDS; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESOTHO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; AFRICA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77649298821     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902862576     Document Type: Article

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