Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "stigma"
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A comprehensive HIV stigma-reduction and wellness-enhancement community intervention: a case study
(Elsevier, 2015)We describe the implementation of a comprehensive HIV stigma–reduction and wellness–enhancement community intervention that focused on people living with HIV (PLWH), as well as people living close to them (PLC) from six ... -
Coping with HIV/AIDS stigma by women who lost their partners to AIDS in the North West Province
(Zhengzhou University, 2011)The aim of this article is to explore and describe how women who lost their partners to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the North West Province, cope with the stigma of the disease. A phenomenological ... -
Experiences of people living with HIV and people living close to them of a comprehensive HIV stigma reduction community intervention in an urban and a rural setting
(2014)HIV stigma remains high globally. Although there is a selection of HIV stigma reduction interventions discussed in the literature, there is a paucity of research about the effectiveness of these interventions. This study ... -
HIV stigma and disclosure experiences of people living with HIV in an urban and a rural setting
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2015)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a highly stigmatised condition for people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living close to them (PLC) globally. The research objectives for this study were to explore and describe ... -
Stigma in AIDS nursing care in sub-Saharan Arica and the Caribbean
(Sage Publications, 2013)Some nurses who provide AIDS care, in addition to experiencing stigma themselves, also exhibit negative attitudes and perpetrate stigma and discrimination toward persons living with HIV (PLWHAs). We used a participatory ...