International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 475-486, April 2010

Perceived HIV stigma and life satisfaction among persons living with HIV infection in five African countries: A longitudinal study

  • Minrie Greeff

      Affiliations

    • North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
    • ,
  • Leana R. Uys

      Affiliations

    • University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • ,
  • Dean Wantland

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, United States
    • ,
  • Lucy Makoae

      Affiliations

    • National University of Lesotho, Lesotho
    • ,
  • Maureen Chirwa

      Affiliations

    • Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi, Malawi
    • ,
  • Priscilla Dlamini

      Affiliations

    • University of Swaziland, Swaziland
    • ,
  • Thecla W. Kohi

      Affiliations

    • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
    • ,
  • Joseph Mullan

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, United States
    • ,
  • Joanne Rachel Naidoo

      Affiliations

    • University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • ,
  • Yvette Cuca

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, United States
    • ,
  • William L. Holzemer

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608, United States. Tel.: +1 415 476 1504; fax: +1 415 476 6042.

Received 26 November 2008; received in revised form 4 September 2009; accepted 21 September 2009.

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PII: S0020-7489(09)00315-0

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.09.008

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 475-486, April 2010

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