Stigma of AIDS needs to be overcome

Can AIDS stigma be reduced to poverty stigma? Exploring Zimbabwean children's representations of poverty and AIDS

OBJECTIVE We use children's drawings to investigate social stigmatization of AIDS-affected and poverty-affected children by their peers, in the light of suggestions that the stigmatization of AIDS-affected children might derive more from the poverty experienced by these children than from their association with AIDS. METHODS A qualitative study, in rural Zimbabwe, used draw-and-write techniqu...

Stigma of obesity: A major barrier to overcome☆

Over the past three decades, the prevalence of obesity has markedly increased worldwide, as has the epidemic of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the complications associated with the two conditions. Since mid-2013, obesity has been recognized as a disease in the United States [1], but such recognition has had no beneficial impact on reducing the stigma attached to obesity. However, the recognition pro...

HIV/AIDS Stigma: Finding Solutions to Strengthen HIV/AIDS Programs

Illness, Stigma, and AIDS

Managing AIDS stigma.

According to anecdotal reports, AIDS stigma and discrimination continue to influence people living with and affected by HIV disease as well as their health care providers, particularly in southern Africa where the burden of AIDS is so significant. Stigma is perceived as a major limiting factor in primary and secondary HIV/AIDS prevention and care. It reportedly interferes with voluntary testing...