Behaviours used by HIV-positive adolescents to prevent stigmatization in Botswana

International Nursing Review

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-264

  Thupayagale Tshweneagae, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behaviours; Botswana; HIV AIDS; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORPHANED CHILD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CHILD, ORPHANED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POVERTY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77954415115     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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