Social context of disclosing HIV test results in Tanzania

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Lugalla, Joe ^a,b   Yoder, Stanley ^c   Sigalla, Huruma ^b,d   Madihi, Charles ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Center for Strategic Research and Development   (Tanzania)

^c Macro International Calverton ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^e Institute of Social Work   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; disclosure; HIV prevention; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA;

FEAR; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84866447342     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.615413     Document Type: Article

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