Social impact of HIV/AIDS on clients attending a teaching hospital in Southern Nigeria

Sahara J

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Johnson, Ofonime E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Discrimination; Enlightenment campaigns; Sero positivity; Stigma; Workplaces

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84866148369     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2012.683578     Document Type: Article

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