Stigmatization and Discrimination toward People Living with HIV/AIDS in a Coastal City of South India

Stigmatization and Discrimination toward People Living with HIV/AIDS in a Coastal City of South India

Background: The HIV/AIDS scenario all over the world is complicated by the stigmatic and discriminative attitudes toward the HIV-infected individuals. Methodology: In this facility-based, cross-sectional study, 104 HIV-positive patients were assessed regarding their personal experience with HIV-rela...

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Main Authors:	Nithin Kumar MD, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan MD, Rekha Thapar MD, Prasanna Mithra MD, Vaman Kulkarni MD, Ramesh Holla MD, Darshan Bhagawan MD, Avinash Kumar MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2017-05-01
Series:	Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957415569309

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