Understanding the Relationships Among HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma, Health Service Utilization, and HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-level Theoretical Perspective

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 146-158

  Williams, Leslie D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; HIV prevalence; HIV AIDS; Stigma; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84893932356     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9628-4     Document Type: Article

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