"Men Are Scared That Others Will Know and Will Discriminate Against Them So They Would Rather Not Start Treatment." Perceptions of Heterosexual Men on HIV-Related Stigma in HIV Services in Blantyre, Malawi.
Thokozani Kazuma-MatululuAlinane Linda Nyondo-MipandoPublished in: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (2021)
HIV-related stigma exists and impedes access to HIV testing and ART services in men. Men preferred private hospitals to public facilities because of their ability to maintain respect to privacy and confidentiality to their client's. Imitating these policies into the public hospitals can help to improve the perception of HIV-related stigma in heterosexual men.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- healthcare
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- mental health
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- middle aged
- hepatitis c virus
- primary care
- mental illness
- social support
- south africa
- public health
- emergency department
- replacement therapy
- smoking cessation
- adverse drug
- electronic health record