Geospatial analysis of HIV-Related social stigma: A study of tested females across mandals of Andhra Pradesh in India

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kandwal, Rashmi ^a   Augustijn, Ellen Wien ^b   Stein, Alfred ^b   Miscione, Gianluca ^b   Garg, Pradeep K ^a   Garg, Rahul D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLICY MAKING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEROLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950681042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-9-18     Document Type: Article

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