Knowledge, stigma, and HIV testing: an analysis of a widespread HIV/AIDS program

D Yang, J Allen IV, A Mahumane, J Riddell IV, H Yu - 2021 - nber.org
Using randomized methodologies, we study a common community HIV/AIDS program that
seeks to promote HIV testing by improving knowledge and reducing stigmatizing attitudes …

Knowledge, stigma, and HIV testing: An analysis of a widespread HIV/AIDS program

D Yang, J Allen Iv, A Mahumane, J Riddell Iv… - Journal of Development …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using randomized methodologies, we study a common community HIV/AIDS program that
seeks to promote HIV testing by improving knowledge and reducing stigmatizing attitudes …

The utilization of testing and counseling for HIV: a review of the social and behavioral evidence

CM Obermeyer, M Osborn - American journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Against the background of debates about expanding HIV testing and counseling, we
summarize the evidence on the social and behavioral dimension of testing and its …

Behavioral evidence of HIV testing stigma

SD Young, Y Zhu - AIDS and Behavior, 2012 - Springer
To avoid HIV testing stigma, people may engage in non-stigmatized behaviors to conceal
their interest in HIV testing. We examined 165,828 outpatient visits in a 2002–2007 national …

Impact of a community-level intervention on HIV stigma, homophobia and HIV testing in New York City: Results from project CHHANGE.

V Frye, MQ Paige, S Gordon, D Matthews… - Stigma and …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
HIV stigma and homophobia are barriers to access to HIV prevention and treatment
services. Project CHHANGE, Challenge HIV Stigma and Homophobia and Gain …

Does the centers for disease control and prevention's recommendation of opt-out HIV screening impact the effect of stigma on HIV test acceptance?

AP Mahajan, JJ Kinsler, WE Cunningham, S James… - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
HIV/AIDS-related stigma is a key factor impeding patient utilization of HIV testing services.
To destigmatize HIV testing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended …

[PDF][PDF] Love in the time of HIV: Theory and evidence on social stigma and health seeking behavior

L Derksen, A Muula… - London School of …, 2014 - paa.confex.com
This paper develops a signalling model of HIV testing, and evaluates an information
experiment designed to test the theory and reduce stigma. We find that stigma is in part …

HIV stigma and the experiences of young men with voluntary and routine HIV testing

R Knight, W Small, JA Shoveller - Sociology of health & illness, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As routine HIV testing approaches are implemented to enhance participation rates in HIV
testing, it is often widely believed that these approaches are socially and ethically justifiable …

AIDS stigma as an obstacle to uptake of HIV testing: evidence from a Zimbabwean national population-based survey

W Sambisa, S Curtis, V Mishra - AIDS care, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Using the 2005–2006 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey, we investigated
the prevalence of HIV testing uptake within a sample of women (6839) and men (5315), and …

[PDF][PDF] The demand for and impact of learning HIV status: Evidence from a field experiment

R Thornton - Informal paper, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2005 - sarpn.org
It is commonly believed that HIV testing is essential for disease prevention. Indeed,
spending on counseling and testing accounts for over half of the total expenditures on HIV …