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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, IN
Source
IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, Vol 2, No 4 (2014), Pagination: 438-439
Abstract
Since the Beginning of the HIV epidemic, HIV disease has been associated with stigma, mental stress, and psychiatric morbidity. People leaving with HIV/AIDS may be forced out of homes, lose jobs, or even become victims of violence. The study was conducted to explore stigma and discrimination among people living with HIV/AIDS. The paper deals with what is Behind AIDS Discrimination and Stigma, Inter-Linkages between Stigma and Discrimination, Consequences of Stigma and Discrimination and how can attitudes to HIV/AIDS people be change. Understanding the extent of stigma and discrimination will be necessary in developing strategies to reduce them.
Keywords
HIV/AIDS, Stigma and Discrimination.
