Publications - Stigma

Drug use stigma, antiretroviral therapy use, and HIV viral suppression in a community-based sample of people with HIV who inject drugs

Post Date:

2022-10-06

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Publication:

AIDS

Drug use stigma may be a barrier to HIV viral suppression among people with HIV who inject drugs, thereby hindering efforts to achieve HIV control.

Development of shortened HIV-related stigma scales for young people living with HIV and young people affected by HIV in India

Post Date:

2022-07-31

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Publication:

BMC Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Background: HIV-related stigma is associated with poor quality of life and poor healthcare-seeking behaviours in young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) and young people affected by HIV (YPAHIV). India has an estimated 120,000 YPLHIV and 4 million YPAHIV, but efforts to measure HIV-related stigma in...

TB-related Knowledge and Stigma Among Pregnant Women in Low Resource Settings of Pune, India

Post Date:

2022-02-01

Countries:

Haiti

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Publication:

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease,

TB is an important cause of maternal morbidity.1 Studies among adults with TB in several countries have consistently demonstrated that a lack of TB-related knowledge and increased stigma can be a barrier to early diagnosis, seeking treatment and treatment adherence.2–6 India has the highest number...