General and healthcare-related HIV stigma among cisgender Brazilian women: the role of socioeconomic vulnerability.
Angelo Brandelli CostaMurilo Martins da SilvaLara Wiehe ChavesMilena GelainIsadora Graeff Bins-ElyFelipe Alckmin-CarvalhoGuilherme Welter WendtPublished in: HIV research & clinical practice (2024)
We found a high prevalence of stigma associated with HIV faced by Brazilian women from all regions of the country, both in everyday life and in healthcare contexts. Evidence-based interventions to reduce stigma in the general population, and specific mental health care aimed at women with HIV in Brazil, especially among those with greater socioeconomic vulnerability, are urgent.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- healthcare
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- mental health
- mental illness
- men who have sex with men
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- climate change
- social support
- physical activity
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- cervical cancer screening
- health information
- pregnant women