Improving Hospital-Based Quality of Care by Reducing HIV-Related Stigma: Evaluation Results from Vietnam

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 246-256

  Pulerwitz, Julie ^a,b   Oanh, Khuat Thi Hai ^c   Akinwolemiwa, Dayo ^d   Ashburn, Kim ^e   Nyblade, Laura ^e  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b PATH   (United States)

^c Institute for Social Development Studies   (Viet Nam)

^d International Center for Research on Women ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

Discrimination; Healthcare workers; HIV related stigma; Values; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STANDARDS; VIETNAM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; VIETNAM;

EID: 84925461044     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0935-4     Document Type: Article

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