Association between stigma, depression and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in South India - a community based cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Charles Bimal (Author), Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan (Author), Pandian Arvind (Author), Sam Asirvatham (Author), Thenmozhi Mani (Author), Jayaseelan Visalakshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>India has around 2.27 million adults living with HIV/AIDS who face several challenges in the medical management of their disease. Stigma, discrimination and psychosocial issues are prevalent. The objective of the study was to determi...