Reasons for disclosure of HIV status by people living with HIV/AIDS and in HIV care in Uganda: An exploratory study

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 675-681

  Ssali, Sarah N ^a   Atuyambe, Lynn ^a   Tumwine, Christopher ^a   Segujja, Eric ^a   Nekesa, Nicolate ^a   Nannungi, Annet ^a   Ryan, Gery ^b   Wagner, Glenn ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UGANDA; WORKPLACE;

ANXIETY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSES;

EID: 77957986956     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2010.0062     Document Type: Article

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