The Social and Health Problems of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Izmir, Turkey

Kose Ş., Mandiracioglu A., Mermut G., Kaptan F., ÖZBEL Y.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.44, no.1, pp.32-39, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eajm.2012.07
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.32-39
  • Keywords: AIDS/HIV, Discrimination, Patient, Prevention, Stigma
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe how AIDS, as well as the stigma associated with it, affects the lives of HIV positive patients and their family members.