Disabled persons' knowledge of HIV prevention and access to health care prevention services in South Africa

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

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1595-1601

  Eide, Arne Henning ^a   Schür, Clare ^b   Ranchod, Chitra ^b   Rohleder, Poul ^c,d   Swartz, Leslie ^d   Schneider, Marguerite ^d  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disability; HIV AIDS; Information; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855645587     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.575119     Document Type: Article

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