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Machismo, public health and sexuality-related stigma in Cartagena.

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This paper reports on an ethnographic study in Cartagena, Colombia. Over a seven-month fieldwork period, 35 men and 35 women between 15 and 60 years of age discussed the social context of HIV/AIDS thr ...

Last updated on January 3 2012 at 13:59

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To describe information about HIV/AIDS in a youth population under 18 years of age affected with HIV/AIDS and caregivers in five Colombian cities: Cali, Buenaventura, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Ca ...

Last updated on May 24 2012 at 18:13

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This Spanish language document is a tool for the educational community that offers a methodology for sensitisation and capacity building on stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS. It also ...

Last updated on June 28 2012 at 19:35

The Stigma of Tuberculosis

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short article exploring TB stigma in Peru and Zambia

Last updated on September 5 2011 at 08:49

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OBJECTIVE: To identify discriminatory attitudes in two moments of the Brazilian HIV/AIDS epidemic, as well as the occurrence of possible changes. METHODS: The Intention of Discrimination Index was ob ...

Last updated on November 17 2011 at 17:56

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This study describes and conceptualizes the experiences of stigma in a group of children living with HIV in São Paulo, Brazil, and evaluates the impact of access to highly active antiretroviral therap ...

Last updated on November 17 2011 at 15:11

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PURPOSE: When healthcare workers have stigmatizing attitudes toward people living with HIV it may lead to discriminatory behavior that interferes with prevention, treatment, and care. This research ex ...

Last updated on October 11 2011 at 19:45

The Stigma of Tuberculosis

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In the mid-19th century, colloquial names for tuberculosis, such as the white plague, with reference to the pallor common in patients with tuberculosis, and consumption, reflecting the atrophy of an i ...

Last updated on September 6 2011 at 14:44

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In Mexico, male sex workers (MSW) and travesti, transgender and transsexual (TTT) sex workers are among the groups most affected by HIV. They suffer from stigma and discrimination, yet are often absen ...

Last updated on July 14 2011 at 19:28

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The purpose of this study was to validate the Spanish version of the Berger HIV Stigma Scale in an urban Spanish-speaking population in Peru and create a valid and reliable abridged version of the sca ...

Last updated on November 8 2011 at 17:46

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The purpose of this review paper is to provide information and guidance to those in the health care setting about why it is important to combat HIV-related stigma and how to successfully address its c ...

Last updated on November 8 2011 at 17:13

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Assessment of quality of life (QoL) in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is becoming crucial to research and evidence-based practice in this area. This paper describes the analysis of the WHOQOL HI ...

Last updated on November 8 2011 at 16:58

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In the United States, Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Thus, there is a need to understand the challenges facing health departments and community-base ...

Last updated on November 15 2011 at 16:04

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HIV-related stigma and discrimination (S&D) have been shown to impede prevention, care and treatment. Yet, few quantitative studies have tested the associations between stigma, service utilization and ...

Last updated on November 15 2011 at 16:50

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The Conference was the second in the “Champions for Change” series initiated by CARICOM/PANCAP, in recognition of the unique position Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) hold to “reduce the levels of dis ...

Last updated on May 10 2011 at 14:04

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Studies carried out in Brazil demonstrated that the machismo (homophobia) culture is intrinsically linked with lack of condom use and spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), including HIV/AI ...

Last updated on May 9 2011 at 23:04

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OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate HIV knowledge and its relation to HIV stigma among health science students and pharmacists in Guyana, South America. This study also evaluate ...

Last updated on May 9 2011 at 21:44

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From December 2005 to April 2007, we enrolled 60 adults starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a health district of Lima, Peru to receive community-based accompaniment with supervised antiretroviral ...

Last updated on April 19 2011 at 21:25

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