Evaluating Translation of HIV-Related Legal Protections Into Practice: A Qualitative Assessment Among HIV-Positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Manila, Philippines.

ABSTRACT: Legal protections for people living with HIV (PLHIV) are important for protecting human rights, yet little research has examined how laws translate into awareness and understanding for key populations. The Philippines has recently revised their legal protections for PLHIV in response to its growing HIV epidemic, where HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men bear the majority of cases. We present findings from interviews with 21 HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Manila, Philippines regarding awareness, understanding, and needs regarding HIV-specific legal protections at the time just before new revisions to the omnibus HIV law were passed. Overall, there was no standardized way participants became aware of legal protections; few became

SUBMITTER: Adia AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8865462 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature