Open AccessHIV related stigma and discrimination among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ernakulam District: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Leyanna Susan George
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_30_19
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , qualitative research , medicine , context (archaeology) , focus group , social stigma , feeling , psychiatry , health care , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychology , clinical psychology , gerontology , social psychology , family medicine , sociology , paleontology , social science , anthropology , economics , biology , economic growth
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related stigma refers to the negative beliefs, feelings, and attitudes, while discrimination is the unfair and unjust treatment of people living with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (PLHA). Their manifestations are context-specific and have varied impacts.