Perceived levels of social stigma following HIV notification: Insights from Brazilian blood centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV/AIDS remains a highly stigmatizing disease worldwide, preventing people with risk or infection from testing to learn their HIV status, accessing supportive services, or taking antiretroviral therapy. Despite many studies of HIV in blood donors, no studies have evaluated the factors that contribute to stigma surrounding this illness following notification process and counseling provided by blood centers.

Methods

A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted between 2016 and 2017. Persons with HIV were invited to return to the blood center for an audio computer-assisted interview after participation in an HIV risk factor assessment study conducted from 2007 to 2016. The questionnaire was based on HIV risk interviews developed by the US CDC, with mod

SUBMITTER: Buccheri R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609526 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature