Do stigma, blame and stereotyping contribute to unsafe sexual behaviour? A test of claims about the spread of HIV/AIDS arising from social representation theory and the AIDS risk reduction model

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 600-607

  Riley, Gerard Anthony ^a   Baah Odoom, Dinah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blame; Ghana; HIV AIDS; Risk perception; Sexual risk taking; Stereotyped attitudes; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE SPREAD; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL THEORY; TESTING METHOD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA; THREAT; UNSAFE SEX; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GHANA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; STEREOTYPING; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

GHANA;

EID: 77954030670     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

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