'Management of a spoiled identity': systematic review of interventions to address self-stigma among people living with and affected by HIV.
Marija PantelicJanina I SteinertJay ParkShaun MellorsFungai MurauPublished in: BMJ global health (2019)
Structural interventions such as scale-up of antiretroviral treatment, prevention of medication stockouts, social empowerment and economic strengthening may help substantially reduce self-stigma among individuals. More research is urgently needed to understand how to reduce self-stigma among young people and key populations, as well as how to tackle intersectional self-stigma.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- mental health
- mental illness
- antiretroviral therapy
- systematic review
- social support
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- physical activity
- meta analyses
- depressive symptoms
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected patients
- randomized controlled trial
- hiv testing
- emergency department