Stigma

Effect of Neighborhoods and Peer Networks on substance use and violence among adolescents living with and without HIV in India

Post Date: 
2021-01-28
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
Purpose of the study: A strong bidirectional association exists between substance use, various forms of violence and HIV. Substance use accounts for 0.8% of the burden of disease measured in disability adjusted life years (DALYs) among adolescents in South Asia. Violence among adolescents living...

Assessing the Impact of Psychosocial Involvement in Health Care Workers with and without Active Tuberculosis at the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune, India

Post Date: 
2018-09-13
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
This study was terminated effective 9/13/2021 This study is funded and conducted under the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center. The overall goal is to understand the psychosocial involvement in health care workers with and...

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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Countries: 
India
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
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Countries: 
India
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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
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Countries: 
Haiti
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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...