Stigma and access to HIV care among HIV-infected women in Kolkata, West Bengal

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-49

  Dasgupta, Sharoda ^a   Sullivan, Patrick S ^a   Dasgupta, Aparajita ^b   Saha, Bibhuti ^c   Salazar, Laura F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

^c CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

CD4; Clinic appointments; Compliance; Demographic factors; HIV; Stigma; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXTENDED FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED PERSON; MOSLEM; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIGMA; WIDOWED PERSON;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84877886436     PISSN: 23259574     EISSN: 23259582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109711401410     Document Type: Article

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