The impact of structured support groups for pregnant South African women recently diagnosed HIV positive

Women and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 546-565

  Mundell, Jonathan P ^a   Visser, Maretha J ^a   Makin, Jennifer D ^a   Kershaw, Trace S ^b   Forsyth, Brian W C ^c   Jeffery, Bridget ^a   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Mental health; Pregnancy; Psychosocial; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053485518     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2011.606356     Document Type: Article

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