A qualitative insight of HIV/AIDS patients' perspective on disease and disclosure

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2841-2852

  Syed, Imran Ahmed ^a,b   Syed Sulaiman, Syed Azhar ^a   Hassali, Mohammad Azmi ^a   Thiruchelvum, Kaeshalya ^b   Lee, Christopher K C ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL SUNGAI BULOH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Disease disclosure; HIV AIDS; Patients' perspectives; Qualitative exploration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF DISCLOSURE; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF DISCLOSURE; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954497520     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12268     Document Type: Article

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