Stigma by association: The effects of caring for HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 541-549

  Haber, Daniel B ^a   Roby, Jini L ^b   High George, Laurel D ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS healthcare; HIV AIDS; Nurse shortage; South Africa; Stigma; Stigma by association

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT CARE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960705998     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01002.x     Document Type: Article

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