HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination

Stigma and discrimination refers to the injustice, negative attitudes and the misdeeds done to the HIV/AIDS infected people. People subjected to stigma and discrimination based on their age, health status, social and economic status, gender, race, sexual orientation or other grounds are exposed to HIV. Stigma and discrimination reveals itself in different ways. Discrimination and other human rights violations may seem to appear in health care departments, preventing people from getting health services or appreciating quality health care. In some cases, people affected with HIV and other key affected populations are despised by family, friends and the wider community, while in some other cases, people face poor treatment in educational and work environments, denial of their rights, and psychological traumas. These all result into difficulties in HIV testing, treatment and other HIV services.

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