Indigenous Women Voicing Experiences of HIV Stigma and Criminalization Through Art

Criminalization of HIV Transmission

________________________________________________________ Rabbi Shalom C Spira ([email protected].) is a research assistant at the McGill University AIDS Centre in the Jewish General Hospital of Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Mark A Wainberg (corresponding author, [email protected]) is the director of the McGill University AIDS Centre, and a professor of medicine at McGill University. Cri...

Identifying and Understanding Indigenous Cultural and Spiritual Strengths in the Higher Education Experiences of Indigenous Women

Stigma around Hiv in Dental Care: Patients' Experiences.

Tooth decay and other oral diseases can be highly prevalent among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Even though dental professionals are trained to provide equal and non-judgemental services to all, intentional or unintentional biases may exist with regard to PLWHA. We conducted qualitative descriptive research using individual interviews to explore the experiences of PLWHA accessing dental ...

Age, Stigma, Adherence and Clinical Indicators in HIV-Infected Women.

Stigma has become a gendered phenomenon that affects increasing numbers of HIV-infected women worldwide. This study examined the role of age as a possible moderator of the relationship between stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence, CD4% and viral load among 120 HIV-infected women. A secondary analysis was conducted using data from the Keeping Healthy and Active with Risk Reduction and Med...

Experiences of stigma among women living with HIV attending sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND Researchers have widely documented the pervasiveness of HIV stigma and discrimination, and its impact on people living with HIV. Only a few studies, however, have analysed the perceptions of women living with HIV accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. This study explores the experiences of stigma of HIV-positive clients attending family planning and post-natal servi...