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Stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS by healthcare workers at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study

BACKGROUND: The issue of stigma is very important in the battle against HIV/AIDS in Africa since it may affect patient attendance at healthcare centres for obtaining antiretroviral (ARV) medications and regular medical check-ups. Stigmatization creates an unnecessary culture of secrecy and silence b...

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Autores principales: Famoroti, Temitayo O, Fernandes, Lucy, Chima, Sylvester C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24564982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-14-S1-S6