The Impact of Community Support Initiatives on the Stigma Experienced by People Living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 214-226

  Masquillier, Caroline ^a   Wouters, Edwin ^a,b   Mortelmans, Dimitri ^a   le Roux Booysen, Frederik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Peer adherence support; South Africa; Stigma; Treatment buddy; Unintended social side effects

Indexed keywords

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER GROUP; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84939876734     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0865-1     Document Type: Article

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