Creating social spaces to tackle AIDS-related stigma: Reviewing the role of church groups in sub-saharan Africa

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1204-1219

  Campbell, C ^a   Skovdal, M ^a   Gibbs, A ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Church groups; Community responses; Religion; Stigma

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHRISTIANITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 80052768820     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9766-0     Document Type: Article

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