2008
The political context of AIDS-related stigma and knowledge in a South African township community
Forsyth B, Vandormael A, Kershaw T, Grobbelaar J. The political context of AIDS-related stigma and knowledge in a South African township community. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2008, 5: 74-82. PMID: 18709210, PMCID: PMC4239696, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2008.9724904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthBlack PeopleCausalityDenial, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PolicyHumansMaleMass MediaMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNational Health ProgramsPoliticsPovertyRegression AnalysisSouth AfricaStereotypingSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationConceptsPolitical contextSouth African township communityKey government officialsSouth African government's responseSouth African townshipSocio-economic stressorsSouth African presidentAIDS epidemicGovernment positionsGovernment responsesTownship communitiesPolitical viewsGovernment officialsThabo MbekiAfrican townshipAfrican presidentDiscursive positionsAIDS stigmatizationWidespread climateHIV/AIDSPresentation of AIDSSocial factorsOrthodox viewStigmaComplex relationship
2004
Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa
Etiebet M, Fransman D, Forsyth B, Coetzee N, Hussey G. Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa. AIDS Care 2004, 16: 37-46. PMID: 14660142, DOI: 10.1080/09540120310001633958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAttitude to HealthBreast FeedingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPostnatal CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareSouth AfricaTruth DisclosureUrban PopulationWomen's Health ServicesZidovudineConceptsHIV-positive womenHIV testingHIV transmissionChild HIV-transmission prevention programsRoutine prenatal HIV testingChild HIV transmissionPerinatal HIV transmissionPrenatal HIV testingPrimary care levelMajority of womenIntegrating PreventionAntenatal careFormula feedingPrenatal careCare levelStandardized questionnairePrevention programsHIVWomenResearch protocolExperiences of womenCareMothersCommunity familiesUrban township