In sickness and in health: A qualitative study of how Chinese women with HIV navigate stigma and negotiate disclosure within their marriages/partnerships

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

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 120-125

  Chen, Wei Ti ^a   Shiu, Cheng Shi ^b   Simoni, Jane M ^c   Zhao, Hongxin ^d   Bao, Mei Juan ^e   Lu, Hongzhou ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SHANGHAI PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

HIV; marriage; relationship; support; women

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA;

ADULT; CHINA; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79958702195     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.554521     Document Type: Article

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