HIV/AIDS-related stigma and access to HIV treatments by people living with HIV/AIDS: A case study of selected states in North-West Nigeria

HIV and AIDS Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Akpa, Onoja Matthew ^a   Adeolu Olaiya, Victoria ^a   Olusegun Odebiri, C Adenike ^b   Aganaba, Doyin ^c  

^a REDEEMER S UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c Health Services Insurance Scheme   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti retroviral therapy; HIV related stigma; HIV AIDS in Nigeria; Logistic regression; Treatment adoption

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 80053980874     PISSN: 17301270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hivar.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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