Comparing HIV-related symbolic stigma in six African countries: Social representations in young people's narratives

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1257-1265

  Winskell, Kate ^a   Hill, Elizabeth ^a   Obyerodhyambo, Oby ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Narratives; Social representations; Stigma; Swaziland, Namibia, Kenya, South East Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Senegal; Youth

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; KENYA; MALE; NAMIBIA; NARRATIVE; NIGERIA; PROSTITUTION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SWAZILAND; SYMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; STEREOTYPING; SYMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

BURKINA FASO; KENYA; NAMIBIA; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SWAZILAND;

EID: 80053322719     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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