Study of stigma and discrimination among people living with HIV/AIDS

Pages: 438-439
P.S.N. Tiwari and Preeti Shahi (Department of Psychology, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh)

Since the Beginning of the HIV epidemic, HIV disease has been associated with stigma, mental stress, and psychiatric morbidity. People leaving with HIV/AIDS may be forced out of homes, lose jobs, or even become victims of violence. The study was conducted to explore stigma and discrimination among people living with HIV/AIDS. The paper deals with what is Behind AIDS Discrimination and Stigma, Inter-Linkages between Stigma and Discrimination, Consequences of Stigma and Discrimination and how can attitudes to HIV/AIDS people be change. Understanding the extent of stigma and discrimination will be necessary in developing strategies to reduce them.