Impact of Asha Intervention on Stigma Among Rural Indian Women With AIDS

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 867-883

  Nyamathi, Adeline ^a   Ekstrand, Maria ^b   Salem, Benissa E ^a   Sinha, Sanjeev ^c   Ganguly, Kalyan K ^d   Leake, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

health care delivery; HIV AIDS; India; women's health

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV/AIDS; HUMAN; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV/AIDS; INDIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880472427     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945913482050     Document Type: Article

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