Download or read book Challenging HIV related Stigma and Discrimination written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the many crises families may face. Many people have died of the disease while others are still living with it. At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS, with 24-27% undiagnosed and unaware of their HIV infection. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that approximately 40,000 persons become infected with HIV each year (CDC, 2007). Stigmatization and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS is one of the many challenges that individuals and families affected by the disease face. They are unable to get employment, are denied health care, cannot access services in their communities and sometimes lose respect and power as a result of stigma. Stigma and discrimination also have been recognized as one of the main obstacles to HIV/AIDS, testing, prevention and treatment and yet little has been done to combat it. Stigma and discrimination is not only experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS but their family members, close friends, service providers and people that work with them also are stigmatized by association. This report highlights the need for family life educators to expand HIV educational programs to include issues on stigmatization and discrimination. It identifies some of the reasons why people stigmatize, the ways which stigma and discrimination are expressed and the impacts it has on individuals and their family members. Using Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of human development, this report identifies the need to look at HIV-related stigma and discrimination as a societal problem rather than individual problem, and presents implications for education programs for the general public.

Download or read book Challenging HIV related Discrimination written by Botswana Network on Ethics, Law, and HIV/AIDS. and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tackling HIV Related Stigma and Discrimination in South Asia written by Anne Stangl and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although overall HIV prevalence in South Asia is low, the widespread stigma attached to HIV and AIDS impedes efforts to reach people most in need of prevention, care, and treatment services. To address this challenge, the 2008 South Asia Region Development Marketplace partnership, led by the World Bank, launched a competitive grants program to support innovative community approaches. 'Tackling HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination in South Asia' summarizes the monitoring, evaluation, and case study data and documents successful community innovations. Twenty-six community groups in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka received funds. The initiatives involved a broad spectrum, including vulnerable groups as well as people living with HIV, the media, local government authorities, health workers, and religious leaders. The interventions used traditional cultural and media approaches to discuss taboo subjects. The reach of the initiatives was amplifi ed by involving opinion leaders. The strategies engaged marginalized groups to design and lead the interventions and to facilitate contact between groups experiencing stigma and the general public to reduce fears and misconceptions about transmission. Projects that combined economic and stigma reduction interventions helped the marginalized populations to overcome the internalized stigma and become empowered to advocate for their rights. 'Tackling HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination in South Asia' identifies effective strategies to raise awareness and reports on shifts albeit slow of attitudes, norms, and behaviors. Through its recommendations for successful interventions to reduce barriers to effective HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs, the book provides a strong foundation on which to build stigma reduction efforts in the region and world.

Download or read book Literature Review written by Joanna Busza and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stigma Discrimination and Living with HIV AIDS written by Pranee Liamputtong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up until now, many articles have been written to portray stigma and discrimination which occur with people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in many parts of the world. But this is the first book which attempts to put together results from empirical research relating to stigma, discrimination and living with HIV/AIDS. The focus of this book is on issues relevant to stigma and discrimination which have occurred to individuals and groups in different parts of the globe, as well as how these individuals and groups attempt to deal with HIV/AIDS. The book comprises chapters written by researchers who carry out their projects in different parts of the world and each chapter contains empirical information based on real life situations. This can be used as an evidence for health care providers to implement socially and culturally appropriate services to assist individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS in many societies. The book is of interest to health care providers who have their interests in working with individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS from a cross-cultural perspective. It will be useful for students and lecturers in courses such as anthropology, sociology, social work, nursing, public health and medicine. In particular, it will assist health workers in community health centres and hospitals in understanding issues related to HIV/AIDS and hence provide culturally sensitive health care to people living with HIV/AIDS from different social and cultural backgrounds. The book is useful for anyone who is interested in HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in diverse social and cultural settings.

Download or read book Challenging HIV related Discrimination written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book HIV AIDS written by Nancy Dumais and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With increasing efficacy of antiretroviral therapy, HIV/AIDS has shifted from a disease with high mortality to a chronic illness with substantial longevity. However, researchers, physicians and social workers still face many challenges, and it is important to raise awareness on several aspects that people living with HIV/AIDS have to deal in their daily lives. This book has assembled an array of chapters on the medical, social and economic aspects of HIV/AIDS. The chapters were written by experts from around the globe reflecting the importance of the topic. This book will be of great interest not only to graduate students but also to active academics and practitioners.

Download or read book HIV related Stigma Discrimination and Human Rights Violations written by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV-related stigma and discrimination and human rights violations constitute great barriers to preventing HIV infection; providing care, support and treatment; and alleviating the impacts of the epidemic. This publication documents case studies of successful action in different countries addressing HIV-related human rights violations, stigma and discrimination.

Download or read book HIV and AIDS related Stigma and Discrimination written by Richard Guy Parker and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book India written by Shalini Bharat and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic written by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Knowing your epidemic" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators.

Download or read book HIV in China written by Jing Jun and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The result of collaboration between the University of New South Wales and the Tsinghua University in Beijing, this unique chronicle maps some of the most important social, political, and cultural characteristics of the HIV epidemic in China. Demonstrating that the epidemic was propelled by three main economic drivers--the blood trade, the drug trade, and the sex trade--this informative compilation of essays uncovers the hidden truths about the spread of HIV and analyzes its social impacts.

Download or read book For Challenging Stigma and Discrimination Rights Promotion of People Living with HIV AIDS GOOD PRACTICES written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 17 PRACTICE 2: WORKING WITH THE MEDIA TO PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS AND CHALLENGING HIV AND AIDS RELATED STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION -- 21 2.1 Working with the Media to Promote the Rights of People Living With HIV and AIDS and Challenging HIV and AIDS Related Stigma and Discrimination:. [...] Specifically, the practices that have been documented relate to capacity building and empowerment of PLHAs to advocate for their rights; Working with the media as a key partner in raising the voices of PLHAs; and mobilizing and engaging with civil and political leaders to put issues related to the rights of PLHAs on the agenda. [...] • The engagement of the media in the project, and more specifically, in the workshops has scaled up information dissemination and sharing with the population on the Project relating to the roles of the district network as well as the sub county branches. [...] 3.1.3 Objectives of Engagement with leaders The initiative taken to involve leaders in the process of advocating for the rights of PLHAs involved the following objectives; • To ensure that leaders know the causes and manifestations of HIV and AIDS related stigma and discrimination. [...] 3.1.6 Achievements of the engagement process with leaders • The local leaders were able to internalize the causes and effects of stigma and discrimination and the impact of the HIV and AIDS scourge on the communities.

Download or read book Breaking the Cycle written by Ken Morrison and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Challenging HIV and AIDS written by Michael Morrissey and published by United Nations Education, Scientific & Cultural Organization. This book was released on 2010 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are an estimated 42 million people worldwide living with HIV and AIDS. In the Caribbean, the statistics are alarming. After sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean has a higher HIV prevalence than any other area of the world. The need to control the spread of HIV is critical. Though medical advances have been successful in slowing the progress of the disease, there remains no cure for HIV and AIDS. In Challenging HIV and AIDS, the contributors, players at various levels in the education sector across the Caribbean, weigh in on the value of education as a means to halt the spread of HIV and AIDS. The contributions are unique to the Caribbean experience and culture and address the root causes of the spread of the epidemic. Reducing ignorance and the accompanying stigma and discrimination as well as addressing issues of sexuality through Health and Family Life Education in schools are identified as effective programs in addressing the epidemic.

Download or read book Understanding HIV AIDS Stigma written by Harriet Deacon and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when alarming numbers of people with HIV/AIDS seek help under cover of darkness, deeply ashamed of their plight, it is crucial to find ways to better comprehend and address the specific nature of stigma around HIV/AIDS in southern Africa.

Download or read book Hiv Aids And The Law written by Mark S. Senak and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996-03-21 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senak, a lawyer who has counseled people with AIDS from the onset of the epidemic, discusses the legal issues they face, providing both practical information and insight into why HIV and AIDS pose a challenge to the legal system. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR