Persisting stigma reduces the utilisation of HIV-related care and support services in Viet Nam

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Thanh, Duong Cong ^a,b   Moland, Karen Marie ^b,c   Fylkesnes, Knut ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869881965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-428     Document Type: Article

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