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
1982
Observation scales to identify serious illness in febrile children.
McCarthy P, Sharpe M, Spiesel S, Dolan T, Forsyth B, DeWitt T, Fink H, Baron M, Cicchetti D. Observation scales to identify serious illness in febrile children. Pediatrics 1982, 70: 802-9. PMID: 7133831, DOI: 10.1542/peds.70.5.802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild BehaviorChild, PreschoolClinical CompetenceFeverHumansInfantMedical History TakingModels, TheoreticalPhysical ExaminationRegression AnalysisConceptsPhysical examinationFebrile childrenSerious illnessPrimary care centersCenter emergency roomDegree of illnessIndependent predictorsCare centerPatientsIllnessThree-point scaleTotal scorePrivate practiceSix-item modelPhysiciansMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisChildrenScoresExaminationObservation itemsAgreement level