This report was conducted as part of a two-year intervention aimed at reducing stigma against HIV positive sex workers in northern districts of Karnataka.
The gendered influence of stigma on HIV testing behaviour: Results from a population-based survey of women and men in Rwanda
This presentation highlights that stigmatisation is a multifaceted process and distinct domains of stigma may impact HIV testing behaviour differently.
Reducing stigma and discrimination to improve child health and survival in low- and middle-income countries: Promising approaches and implications for future research
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10810730.2014.930213?url_ver=Z39.88-2...
A review on interventions that aim to reduce stigma and discrimination to improve child health and survival in developing countries.
“Why should I take drugs for your infection?”: Outcomes of formative research on the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Nigeria
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www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/349
Nigeria has the second highest number of new HIV infections annually, and prevention efforts have yet to significantly slow the epidemic. Therefore, it is important to explore new strategies for preventing new infections. The introduction of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for use by persons at high risk of HIV infection has new potential in preventing new HIV infections.
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Explaining KHPT's intervention study to reduce violence against female sex workers by their lovers and husbands.
Intersectionality of HIV stigma and masculinity in eastern Uganda: implications for involving men in HIV programmes
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Intersectionality of HIV stigma and masculinity in eastern Uganda: implications for involving men in HIV programmes
Stigma is a determinant of social and health inequalities. In addition, some notions of masculinity can disadvantage men in terms of health outcomes. However, few studies have explored the extent to which these two axes of social inequality intersect to influence men's health outcomes.
This paper investigates the intersection of HIV stigma and masculinity, and its perceived impact on men's participation in and utilisation of HIV services in Uganda.
Voice and Agency: Empowering women and girls for shared prosperity
The World Bank has released a cutting-edge report. It discusses the barriers that women and girls around the world face and offers promising interventions.
Global action to reduce HIV stigma and discrimination: JIAS special edition
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Global action to reduce HIV stigma and discrimination
A series of papers examine HIV-related stigma in a variety of contexts and settings, exploring the impact of stigma on several different populations.
Some 50–60% of people living with HIV are unaware of their status. HIV-related stigma prevents millions of people from coming forward for testing and for prevention and treatment services.
Community mobilisation and empowerment of female sex workers in Karnataka State, South India
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Community mobilisation and empowerment of female sex workers in Karnataka State, South India
A series of behavioural-biological surveys in 2008 and 2011 in four districts of Karnataka found that mobilising female sex workers is central to effective HIV prevention programming
Defining community mobilisation exposure as low, medium or high, the study revealed female sex workers with high exposure to community mobilisation are:
Effect of media use on HIV-related stigma in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional study
HIV-related stigma is both a barrier to effective AIDS prevention and, possibly, associated with socioeconomic factors. This study investigated whether exposure to mass media influences this association between social class and degree of HIV stigma.
The researchers analysed cross-sectional data from the 2006–2011 Demographic and Health Surveys of 11 sub-Saharan African countries. They found that HIV-related stigma tends to be higher among:
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