Masculinity and the persistence of AIDS stigma

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 443-456

  Wyrod, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; HIV; Masculinity; Stigma; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79952461914     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.542565     Document Type: Article

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