Open AccessDevelopment and implementation of module for medical graduates to improve socio-cultural sensitivity towards people living with HIV
Author(s) -
Sushanta Kumar Mishra,
Somanath Dash
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_153_17
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cultural sensitivity , sociology , psychology , medical education , medicine , family medicine , engineering , psychotherapist , electronic engineering
Health professionals are documented as an important cause for stigmatizing people living with HIV (PLHIV). Since traditional teaching on HIV in India does not address cultural competencies, medical graduates lack sociocultural sensitiveness while addressing the health needs of PLHIV.