Open AccessHow do Key Populations Cope their Behaviour Related Stigma? A Qualitative Study in a Province in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
T.S.M. Fernando,
H.M.J.P. Vidanapathirana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-4618
pISSN - 0975-5888
DOI - 10.34257/gjmrkvol21is7pg11
Subject(s) - sri lanka , stigma (botany) , coping (psychology) , thematic analysis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , qualitative research , psychology , key (lock) , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , computer security , socioeconomics , computer science , tanzania , sociology , social science
Key populations are at the highest risk of acquiring and transmitting the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV). Due to the stigma vested upon them, they have become least accessible for preventive and curative services for HIV. Therefore, coping strategies are essential to minimize stigma to end AIDS by 2025, five years ahead of the global target of ending AIDS in 2030.The objective was to describe the coping strategies adopted by key-populations to overcome behavior-related stigma. Data from thirty-two in-depth interviews were analyzed using the thematic analysis method.