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Perceptions of Community- and Family-level Injection Drug User (IDU)- and HIV-related Stigma, Disclosure Decisions and Experiences with Layered Stigma Among HIV-positive IDUs in Vietnam

Overview
Journal AIDS Care
Publisher Informa Healthcare
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2011 Jul 23
PMID 21777075
Citations 43
Authors
A E Rudolph
W W Davis
V M Quan
T V Ha
N L Minh
A Gregowski
M Salter
D D Celentano
V Go
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Abstract

This paper explores how perceived stigma and layered stigma related to injection drug use and being HIV-positive influence the decision to disclose one's HIV status to family and community and experiences with stigma following disclosure among a population of HIV-positive male injection drug users (IDUs) in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. In qualitative interviews conducted between 2007 and 2008, 25 HIV-positive male IDUs described layered stigma in their community but an absence of layered stigma within their families. These findings suggest the importance of community-level HIV prevention interventions that counter stigma and support families caring for HIV-positive relatives.

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