Understanding Global HIV Stigma and Discrimination: Are Contextual Factors Sufficiently Studied? (GAPRESEARCH)

Tran, Bach Xuan; Phan, Hai Thanh; Latkin, Carl A.; Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi; Hoang, Chi Linh; Ho, Cyrus S.H.; Ho, Roger

doi:10.3390/ijerph16111899

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“…Public stigma is a social phenomenon that refers to the negative attitudes held by members of the public about people with devalued characteristics, while selfstigma is the internalization of these public attitudes which leads to numerous negative consequences (22). Stigma and discrimination in relation to diseases such as HIV can be measured through many dimensions such as blame/judgment (23), shame (24), discrimination in different settings, and disclosure of disease status (25). Common stereotypes about suicide are emotional weakness, attention-seeking, selfishness, malingering, and immorality.…”

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Suicide, Stigma, and Utilizing Social Media Platforms to Gauge Public Perceptions

Nathan¹,

Nathan

2020

Front. Psychiatry

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Introduction: Suicide, a multifaceted complex outcome that arises from numerous biopsychosocial factors, is a public health concern which is growing in numbers despite valiant prevention efforts. There is still a lot of stigma surrounding suicide that needs to be addressed. Social media is growing exponentially and there are many forums where suicidality is being discussed. As a result, we conducted a brief survey on the perception of suicide on social media platforms of Facebook and Reddit in order to gather more information.Results: Of the 152 respondents, 86% believed that suicide is preventable, and 72.85% believed that it is a person's right to die by suicide. About a third (31.79%) had lost someone close to them to suicide. Respondents who did not think suicide was preventable also viewed suicide as either a sign of strength (42.86%) or a revenge act (33.3%). Those who responded that someone close to them died by suicide believed that the media glorified suicide (56.25%) while those who did not lose someone, did not believe that (66.99%). Women (61%) found social media to be a good platform for people to ask for help while men did not (60.61%). Conclusions:We utilized the social media platforms to gauge the perception of suicide and found among the sample of mostly young white respondents, suicide is not stigmatized, most believed it is preventable and it is a person's right to die by suicide. While women found social media to be a good platform to ask for support, men did not, which is in keeping with the trend that women tend to be more willing to seek help. A third of the group had lost someone close to them to suicide which was the national average, who tended to believe that media glorified suicide. Limitations of this study include the fact that those who respond voluntarily to a survey likely have an interest in the topic, and this might not accurately reflect the public opinion and attitude.

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Suicide, Stigma, and Utilizing Social Media Platforms to Gauge Public Perceptions

Nathan¹,

Nathan

2020

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Therefore, serious attention is needed in efforts to overcome them so as not to impact on a healthy society. One of the most important challenges for success in controlling HIV and AIDS transmission is stigma and discrimination [14] [15]. Stigma and discrimination tend to isolate PLHA from the community and have a negative impact on their quality of life, cultivate negative self-image, fear and be judged negatively [14][16] [17] One of the most important challenges for success in controlling HIV and AIDS transmission is stigma and discrimination [18].…”

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“…One of the most important challenges for success in controlling HIV and AIDS transmission is stigma and discrimination [14] [15]. Stigma and discrimination tend to isolate PLHA from the community and have a negative impact on their quality of life, cultivate negative self-image, fear and be judged negatively [14][16] [17] One of the most important challenges for success in controlling HIV and AIDS transmission is stigma and discrimination [18]. Stigma will increase the prevalence of HIV and AIDS and stop social and medical support because they have been labeled as PLWHA when they interact with their community [14] [19].…”

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“…Stigma and discrimination from the community tend to isolate ODHA and have a negative impact on their quality of life [14][16] [17]. Although the prognosis of PLWHA can be improved with anti-retroviral treatment, they still have to face criticism and isolation from coworkers, family, health providers and the community because of their HIV status [20].…”

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“…There may be a number of health problems among HIV / AIDS patients, such as: loneliness, isolation, low self-esteem, identity crisis and lack of interest in HIV / AIDS prevention. These patients also lack motivation in practicing preventative measures, their behavior seeking care is low, and does not participate in routine HIV testing [14][16] [17]. In a systematic review conducted by Bharat (2011), around one third to half of respondents including health care providers blamed PLWHA for bringing the disease to the community [23].…”

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Stigma and Discrimination Against People Living with HIV and AIDS in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia

Dewi¹,

Sari²,

Fatah³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Health Research (ISHR 2019)

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Banyuwangi occupies the third highest position for HIV cases in East Java. Stigma and discrimination is one of the challenges in the success of controlling HIV and AIDS. Stigma increases the prevalence of HIV and AIDS and stops social and medical support to the patients. The study aim to explore stigma and discrimination experienced by PLWHA in Banyuwangi. This was a qualitative study conducted in Blambangan regional hospital in 2016 through in-depth interviews to 19 informants who selected purposively and recruited by health provider. The interview conducted for 60 minutes and recorded. Data was validated with triangulation techniques, analyzed using content analysis and presented in narrative. Stigma and discrimination mostly come from PLWHA itself. Factors that influence the occurrence of stigma are excessive fear of HIV, incomplete messages received by PLWHA and community caused the wrong and excessive perceptions arise, community values, norms and judgments. This stigma and discrimination is expressed in physical, social, verbal and institutional forms at the internal level of PLWHA and externally. Strengthening and empowerment through support group were needed to increase PLWHA confidence and involving PLWHA in HIV education to the community may decrease stigma and discrimination.

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Association of Novel Locus With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Black African Individuals

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IMPORTANCE Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a sequela of rheumatic fever characterized by permanent heart valve damage, is the leading cause of cardiac surgery in Africa. However, its pathophysiologic characteristics and genetics are poorly understood. Understanding genetic susceptibility may aid in prevention, control, and interventions to eliminate RHD. OBJECTIVE To identify common genetic loci associated with RHD susceptibility in Black African individuals. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSThis multicenter case-control genome-wide association study (GWAS), the Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease, examined more than 7 million genotyped and imputed single-nucleotide variations. The 4809 GWAS participants and 116 independent trio families were enrolled from 8 African countries between

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Understanding Global HIV Stigma and Discrimination: Are Contextual Factors Sufficiently Studied? (GAPRESEARCH)

Cited by 66 publications

References 21 publications

Suicide, Stigma, and Utilizing Social Media Platforms to Gauge Public Perceptions

Suicide, Stigma, and Utilizing Social Media Platforms to Gauge Public Perceptions

Stigma and Discrimination Against People Living with HIV and AIDS in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia

Association of Novel Locus With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Black African Individuals

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