Social disparities, communication inequalities, and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes in India

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2072-2081

  Ackerson, Leland K ^a   Ramanadhan, Shoba ^b   Arya, Monisha ^c   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Communication inequalities; Health communication; HIV; India; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868506799     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0031-y     Document Type: Article

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