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A Review of the State of the Science of HIV and Stigma: Context, Conceptualization, Measurement, Interventions, Gaps, and Future Priorities

Year: 2021

Type: review

Abstract: ABSTRACT: Stigma is a fundamental cause of health inequities. As such, stigma is a major barrier to HIV prevention, care, and treatment. This review will examine the concept of stigma, explicating the mechanisms of action of HIV-related stigma while also examining intersectional stigma and structural stigma. Instruments to measure HIV-related stigma and its mechanisms of action, as well as stigma enacted and experienced by HIV health care providers, will also be reviewed. This article will conclude with a review of stigma interventions, gaps in the literature, and priorities for future HIV, intersectional, and structural stigma research.

Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000237

Authors: Michael V. Relf, William L. Holzemer, Lauren Holt, Laura Nyblade, Courtney Ellis Caiola

Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Duke University

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fogarty International Center