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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
AIDS-related stigma in sub-Saharan Africa: Its contexts and potential intervention strategies
AIDS and Public Policy Journal, Volume 20, No. 1-2, Year 2005
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BACKGROUND: AIDS-related stigma discourages individuals who are aware of their HIV-positive status from sharing information about their status with their sexual partners and families, and makes it difficult to prevent the spread of the infection or to plan a secure future for surviving children and family members. It is essential that barriers to screening, prevention, and care are understood and removed so that persons living with HIV/AIDS can benefit optimally from available health and social services. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this article are to summarize the literature on barriers posed by stigma to HIV/AIDS prevention and care in sub-Saharan Africa, to analyze the contexts in which AIDS-related stigma and discrimination are manifested, and to suggest potential prevention strategies. METHODS: The authors collected and reviewed published studies from standard research databases and reference lists of relevant articles. RESULTS: The ways in which AIDS stigma is overtly or covertly expressed are shaped by a range of social, cultural, political, and economic factors. Stigma plays into existing social inequalities and is manifested at all levels: in the wider society, in institutions, in families, and at the individual level. IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE: Influences on AIDS-related stigma and discrimination are rooted in the structure of communities and societies, and therefore effective interventions should be based on a sound theoretical foundation and include attention to individual as well social and structural barriers. Given the diversity of cultures among the various countries in Africa, interventions to reduce AIDS stigma are likely to be more effective if they are context-specific and sensitive to the prevailing sociocultural and economic environment of each country. © 2005 University Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ehiri, John E.
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anyanwu, Ebere Cyril
United States, Houston
Cahers Inc.
Donath, Emusu
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kanu, Ijeoma
Nigeria, Uturu
Abia State University
Jolly, Pauline E.
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
ISSN:
08873852
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial