How HIV diagnosis and disclosure affect sexual behavior and relationships in ugandan fishing communities

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1125-1137

  McArthur, Moriah ^a   Birdthistle, Isolde ^b   Seeley, Janet ^c   Mpendo, Juliet ^d   Asiki, Gershim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa, sub Saharan; case studies; decision making; disclosure; HIV AIDS; life history; relationships; risk, behaviors

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISHERY; HIV/AIDS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELATIONSHIPS; RISK, BEHAVIORS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN; CASE STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; HIV/AIDS; LIFE HISTORY; RELATIONSHIPS; RISK, BEHAVIORS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CONDOMS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISHERIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880120442     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732313495327     Document Type: Article

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