Telling the truth about HIV? Testing and disclosure in a culture of stigma

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  • Catherine Olivier
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Résumé Summary La stigmatisation du VIH est l'un des obstacles les plus notables à l’accès à des tests individuels, ce qui altère sérieusement les efforts mondiaux dans la lutte contre le VIH / SIDA. Puisque la stigmatisation est fortement ancrée dans les habitudes culturelles et sociales locales, les travailleurs de la santé, qui offrent des programmes humanitaires de dépistage, de conseil et de prévention du VIH dans les pays à faible et moyen revenu (PFR-PRI), sont devenus une alternative sérieuse aux fournisseurs de soins de santé locaux. Cette étude de cas porte sur certains des dilemmes éthiques auxquels les travailleurs de la santé humanitaires doivent faire face lorsqu'ils sont confrontés à la stigmatisation associée au VIH. HIV stigmatization is one of the most notable barriers to individual testing, seriously impairing global efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Because stigmatization is strongly embedded in local cultural and social habits, humanitarian healthcare workers providing HIV testing, counselling and prevention programs in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have become a serious alternative to local healthcare providers. This case study addresses some of the ethical dilemmas that humanitarian healthcare workers face when confronted with HIV-associated stigma.

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تاریخ انتشار 2013