Intersectional HIV stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean: Insights and pathways forward - A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Research has recently surged on intersectional HIV stigma, including how intersecting stigmatized identities and socio-structural conditions influence HIV prevention and treatment outcomes. However, most of this work has been concentrated in high-income settings. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of research on intersectional HIV stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. A search was conducted using five databases for articles published between January 2008 and April 2023. Two reviewers independently screened all identified studies, sorted the included studies, and conducted descriptive analyses. Of 1907 retrieved studies, 73 met inclusion criteria, of which 16% were intervention studies and 84% were non-intervention studies. Stigma was propagated throug

SUBMITTER: Malika N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11809812 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature