Perceived discrimination and stigma toward children affected by HIV/AIDS and their HIV-positive caregivers in central Haiti

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

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 803-815

  Surkan, Pamela J ^a   Mukherjee, Joia S ^b,c   Williams, David R ^d   Eustache, Eddy ^c   Louis, Ermaze ^b   Jean Paul, Thierry ^c   Lambert, Wesler ^c   Scanlan, Fiona C ^b   Oswald, Catherine M ^b,c   Fawzi, Mary Smith ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; discrimination; Haiti; HIV; stigma; youth

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANED CHILD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HAITI; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954736005     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903443392     Document Type: Article

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