Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background: so many people don’t know they might have HIV, they avoid the possibility of having a diagnosis right in time, maybe because they don’t realize they got exposed to the virus or just chose to ignore the chance of having it. Even though science advances faster as we get older, and laboratories present more possibilities of treatment, people still avoid certain healthcare methods such as Elisa’s test for HIV. In this article we do a revision of the most common universal barriers that complicate people to get tested for HIV. Material and methods: SCIelo, pubmed, google academic. Bibliographic revision type. Results: From the research conducted in very few countries, we have found that social stigma continues to prevail and prevents those at risk of testing positive for HIV from getting tested. Negative experiences and fear of a healthcare system that is not compassionate towards those who have it contribute to this. Conclusion: The social stigma remains just as strong as when HIV was first publicized without a clear understanding of how the disease evolved. Now, with so much knowledge from the healthcare system, ignorance and fear of learning about HIV, its diagnosis, and the possibility of treatment continue to prevail.
Source: South Health and Policy
DOI: 10.56294/shp2025195
Authors: Lucía Daniela Medeot Villegas, Romina Leardi
Institution: Universidad Abierta Interamericana
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410600992