Associations of stigma with negative health outcomes for people living with HIV in the Gambia: Implications for key populations

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages S146-S153

  Peitzmeier, Sarah M ^a   Grosso, Ashley ^b   Bowes, Amanda ^a   Ceesay, Nuha ^c   Baral, Stefan D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology Center for Public Health and Human Rights   (United States)

^c Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS (UNAIDS)   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

ART; Care and treatment; HIV; Stigma; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUPPORT GROUP; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HIV INFECTIONS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924440096     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000453     Document Type: Article

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