HIV stigma and discrimination in the healthcare settingMundt, Susan
Stigma in healthcare settings remains a barrier to accessing screening, treatment and care for HIV and is a driver of the global HIV epidemic. This study examined the stigma experiences in healthcare settings of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ireland. Semi-structured interviews were carried ...
IntroductionPolicy makers and health professionals prefer to use preappraised and summarized evidence. Stigma and discrimination (SAD) reduction activities and programs are needed to improve the quality of care delivered to people living with HIV and the success of HIV-related prevention, care and trea...
The provision of effective health care to people with HIV and those from usually marginalised backgrounds, such as drug users and sex workers is a growing concern in Nepal, because these populations often do not seek health care, as willingly as the gene
Advances in health and technology have reduced HIV to a more manageable communicable disease. Yet, stigma and discrimination against people with HIV remain critical barriers to ending the pandemic by 2030. Due to limited literature on stigma and discrimi
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article REVIEW Reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings: a systematic review of guidelines, tools, standards of practice, best practices, consensus statements ...
The present study measures levels of stigma within health care settings in urban and rural Gujarat, in an attempt to understand how this may have contributed to the state's increasing HIV incidence. Two sites were studied: a rural hospital in Bardoli and an urban hospital in Surat. HIV-associ...
This attitude could lead to poor quality of care if it remains uncorrected. However, little is known about dietetic students' acceptance of PLHIV despite their substantial role in treatment. This study aimed to measure the extent of knowledge and stigma towards PLHIV among dietetic students and to...
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and victimization, and patterns of self-care. HIV and the illness’s associated stigma and potential medical burden presents a unique psychological and social stressor, which can lead to poor mental health outcomes and increased rates of depression, anxiety, substance use in addition to associated ...