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Running head: THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON WOMEN WITH HIV

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The impact of social support on women living with HIV
Jenny Strauss
South African College of Applied Psychology2

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title page should be labelled Running head (sentence case): TITLE (UPPERCASE). A page number should appear flush right at the top of the page. The title page is page 1.
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Title of the paper (Upper and lower case letters and no more than 12 words in length), Name

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THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON WOMEN WITH HIV
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Table of contents ................................................................................................................. 2
Key concepts ....................................................................................................................... 4
Social support.................................................................................................................. 4
Health within illness ....................................................................................................... 5
Background ......................................................................................................................... 6
The vulnerability of women ................................................................................................ 7
The impact of social support on health ............................................................................... 8
Implications......................................................................................................................... 9
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 11

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