The Association between Self-Reported Stigma and Loss-to-Follow Up in Treatment Eligible HIV Positive Adults in Rural Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Michael Evangeli; Marie-Louise Newell; Linda Richter; Nuala McGrath

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088235

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The Association between Self-Reported Stigma and Loss-to-Follow Up in Treatment Eligible HIV Positive Adults in Rural Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Michael Evangeli ,

* E-mail: michael.evangeli@rhul.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
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Marie-Louise Newell,

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Linda Richter,

Affiliation Human Sciences Research Council, Durban, South Africa
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Nuala McGrath

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, Academic Unit of Primary Care and Population Sciences and Division of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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The Association between Self-Reported Stigma and Loss-to-Follow Up in Treatment Eligible HIV Positive Adults in Rural Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Michael Evangeli,
Marie-Louise Newell,
Linda Richter,
Nuala McGrath

Published: February 20, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088235

About the Authors

Michael Evangeli

* E-mail: michael.evangeli@rhul.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

Marie-Louise Newell

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Linda Richter

Affiliation Human Sciences Research Council, Durban, South Africa

Nuala McGrath

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, South Africa, Academic Unit of Primary Care and Population Sciences and Division of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ME MLN NM. Performed the experiments: ME NM. Analyzed the data: ME NM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ME NM. Wrote the paper: ME MLN LR NM.

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