The prevalence and predictors of stigma amongst people living with HIV/AIDS in the Western Province

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

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 680-685

  Sorsdahl, Katherine R ^a   Mall, Sumaya ^a   Stein, Dan J ^a   Joska, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; predictors; South Africa; stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENACTED STIGMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIV AIDS STIGMA INSTRUMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNALIZED STIGMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STIGMA; WORKPLACE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 79956300225     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.525621     Document Type: Article

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