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HIV and stigma in the healthcare setting
Author(s) -
Yuvaraj Anandi,
Mahendra Vaishali S.,
Chakrapani Venkatesan,
Yunihastuti Evy,
Santella Anthony J.,
Ranauta Amitha,
Doughty Janine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/odi.13585
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , health care , referral , psychological intervention , workforce , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , medicine , context (archaeology) , social stigma , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , political science , paleontology , law , biology
People living with HIV (PLHIV) continue to endure stigma and discrimination in the context of health care despite global improvements in health outcomes. HIV stigma persists within healthcare settings, including dental settings, manifesting itself in myriad, intersecting ways, and has been shown to be damaging in the healthcare setting. Stigmatising practices may include excessive personal protective equipment, delaying the provision of care or unnecessary referral of PLHIV to specialist services in order to access care. The workshop entitled “HIV and Stigma in the Healthcare Setting” provided an overview of the concept and manifestation of HIV stigma and explored the disproportionate burden it places on groups that face additional disadvantages in accessing care. The final part of the workshop concluded with a review of institutional and community‐based interventions that worked to reduce HIV stigma and group discussion of the ways in which these strategies might be adapted to the dental workforce.