Open AccessPerceived HIV Related Stigma among Patients Attending ART Center of a Tertiary Care Center in Rural West Bengal, India
Author(s) -
Saikat Datta,
Sharmistha Bhattacherjee,
Pasang Lahmu Sherpa,
Smarajit Banik
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21366.8669
Subject(s) - serostatus , stigma (botany) , medicine , social stigma , family medicine , observational study , population , cross sectional study , psychiatry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , clinical psychology , environmental health , viral load , pathology
Despite the advent of modern technologies, India is still grappling with the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Stigma is one of the key aspects which can interfere with HIV test-seeking behaviour, care-seeking behaviour upon diagnosis, quality of care given to HIV-positive patients and perception and treatment of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) by communities, families, and partners.