Title of article :
Disparities and Discrimination against People with HIV/AIDS by Healthcare Providers in Iran
Author/Authors :
KALATEH SADATI, Ahmad Department of Sociology - Yazd University, Yazd , BAGHERI LANKARANI, Kamran Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
Abstract :
HIV/AIDS stigmatization is a public health im-pediment . Stigmas create significant barriers to HIV prevention, testing, and care and can be-come internalized by people living with HIV/AIDS . An important point is that patients that hide their diagnosis is because of fear of stigma and exclusion . This can lead to prevalence of the disease in the society. Generally, healthcare provid-ers are expected to know the effects of stigma and try to decreasing discrimination.
Keywords :
HIV/AIDS , Iran , Providers
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
