Addressing HIV-related stigma requires the use of psychometrically sound measures.
However, despite the Berger HIV stigma scale (HSS) being among the most widely used …

Background Stigma is an important psychological concept that is being studied in many
diseases. However, there have been few studies on stigma in renal dialysis patients in …

Poor psychosocial well-being, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and high
anticipated stigma, complicates young South Africans' engagement with HIV care. During …

Background Women who are sexually active are at risk of sexually transmitted infections
(STIs), which can cause serious difficulties for their reproductive health. However, despite …

Background Depressive symptoms are common among HIV-positive men who have sex with
men (MSM). This study aims to explore (1) the relationship between family functioning and …

Stigma and discrimination are one of the important challenges in coping with HIV infection.
Stigma and discrimination are universal phenomenon for the epidemic of HIV and exposure …

Results The mean age of participants was 40.4±9.5. There were 73 (73%) male patients,
and fifty-five patients (55%) were married. In correlation between social support and social …

Purpose This aim of this study was to explore the experiences of stigmatization and coping
mechanisms during pregnancy among pregnant women who are living with HIV in Thailand …

Introduction: Valid and reliable instruments are crucial for measuring perceived social
support among people living with HIV (PLHIV). We aimed to investigate the psychometric …

Background Nurses taking care of patients with infectious diseases have suffered from
noticeable societal stigma, however currently, there is no validated scale to measure such …