HIV stigma in Romania – from the generation of nosocomially-infected children to the new generation of injecting drug users. Results from a qualitative study
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Background As a result of treatment advances, HIV is a chronic condition in Romania, but stigma is still a challenge for people living with HIV (PLHIV). More than half of all registered PLHIV were nosocomially-infected between 1988-1990, followed by adults sexually-infected, but in the last three years HIV infection exploded among injecting drug users (IDU). The objective of the present study was to explain the variations of HIV stigma in these three different social groups and the coping strategies used to be resilient.
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