Role of shame in the stigmatization of people with human immunodeficiency virus: A survey of female college students in 3 Arab countries;Rôle de la honte dans la stigmatisation des personnes atteintes du virus de l'immunodéficience humaine: Étude réalisée sur des lycéennes dans trois pays arabes

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 982-987

  Badahdah, A M ^a   Foote, C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BAHRAIN; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JORDAN; KUWAIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHAME; STIGMA;

EID: 78751616251     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.9.982     Document Type: Article

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