increasing the chances for infection with each sexual counter. Additionally, socioeconomic factors such as poverty, lack of access to health care, stigma, and discrimination may contribute.
the history of the epidemic, which was initially characterized by a lack of understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and virus, a lack of evidence upon which to base practice, a lack of effective treatments, and intense social stigma and discrimination; however, all this has changed....
Ban Ki-Moon: Speaking at the "Light for Rights" on World AIDS Day held at the Washington Square Park Memorial Arch in New York, he said: "We are here tonight to denounce the discrimination they (people living with HIV/AIDS) face —the fear and stigma, the shame and rejection, the thr...