The stigmatization of HIV-positive women and the role of associations of people living with HIV/AIDS (APWA)

Abstract Throughout history, many diseases have carried considerable stigma, including leprosy tuberculosis, cancer, mental illness and many STDs. Now HIV/AIDS is the topmost in the list of diseases that leads to devastating patient stigmatization. Despite international efforts to tackle HIV/AIDS,...

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Main Author: Ikome, Namondo Magdaline
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/4693