The Internalization of Stigma Related to Hiv

Aman in Mexico is fired after he develops tuberculosis and fellow workers fear that he may be HIV-positive. A pregnant woman in Ukraine learns of her HIV status during delivery and healthcare workers coerce her into being sterilized after giving birth. In Cambodia, community members avoid the local temple when the monks there begin providing support to AIDS orphans. In-laws steal a woman’s property in Kenya after her husband dies of an AIDS-related illness and she is blamed for bringing HIV into the household. HIV-positive injection drug users (IDUs) are denied access to antiretrovirals (ARVs) in Vietnam because they are perceived as not being good candidates to adhere to treatment regimens. In South Africa, a woman is stoned to death when she discloses her HIV status.