Reducing stigma and discrimination to improve child health and survival in low-and middle-income countries: Promising approaches and implications for future research

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-163

  Nayar, Usha S ^a   Stangl, Anne L ^b   De Zalduondo, Barbara ^c   Brady, Laura M ^b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

^c UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL STIGMA; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PREJUDICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84908886047     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.930213     Document Type: Review

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