Stigmatization as a social control mechanism for persons living with HIV and AIDS

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1469-1483

  Mill, Judy E ^a   Edwards, Nancy ^b   Jackson, Randy C ^c   MacLean, Lynne ^b   Chaw Kant, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Access to; Health care; HIV AIDS; North America; Qualitative; Research; Stigma; Theory development

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALBERTA; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 79952278380     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310375436     Document Type: Article

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