Regional differences in HIV prevalence and individual attitudes among service providers in China

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-287

  Li, Li ^a   Lin, Chunqing ^a   Wu, Zunyou ^b   Scott Comulada, W ^a   Ding, Yingying ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; China; Health care providers; Health services; HIV epidemiology; Stigma

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHINA; COMMUNITY LIVING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

EID: 84861332852     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.054     Document Type: Article

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