Perceived social support and the psychological well-being of AIDS orphans in urban Kenya

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

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1177-1185

  Okawa, Sumiyo ^a   Yasuoka, Junko ^a   Ishikawa, Naoko ^b,c   Poudel, Krishna C ^a   Ragi, Allan ^d   Jimba, Masamine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Department of International Medical Cooperation ^*  (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium   (Kenya)

Author keywords

AIDS orphans; Kenya; perceived social support; psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 80052107526     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.554530     Document Type: Article

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