HIV infection

LG Bekker, C Beyrer, N Mgodi, SR Lewin… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

Consensus statement on the role of health systems in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV

JV Lazarus, K Safreed-Harmon… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Health systems have improved their abilities to identify, diagnose, treat and, increasingly,
achieve viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Despite these advances, a …

[PDF][PDF] The Power of Unity: Collective Efforts in Confronting HIV Stigma

EI Obeagu, MC Igwe, GU Obeagu - Elite Journal of Public Health, 2024 - academia.edu
HIV stigma remains a significant barrier to effective prevention, treatment, and care efforts
worldwide. Despite advancements in medical science and increased awareness, the …

Social and behavioral health responses to COVID-19: lessons learned from four decades of an HIV pandemic

LA Eaton, SC Kalichman - Journal of behavioral medicine, 2020 - Springer
Our public health approaches to addressing COVID-19 are heavily dependent on social and
behavioral change strategies to halt transmissions. To date, biomedical forms of curative …

Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with COVID-19: early stage pandemic rapid review and practical recommendations

PC Gronholm, M Nosé, WH Van Brakel… - Epidemiology and …, 2021 - cambridge.org
AimsTo develop recommendations for strategies and interventions to reduce stigma and
discrimination related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), through reviewing and …

Role of self-stigma in pathways from HIV-related stigma to quality of life among people living with HIV

YL Van Der Kooij, A Kupková, C Den Daas… - AIDS patient care and …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
This study examined the relationships between perceived public stigma, experienced
stigma, and quality of life in people living with HIV (PLHIV), and whether self-stigma …

Reorienting health systems to care for people with HIV beyond viral suppression

K Safreed-Harmon, J Anderson… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
The effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy and its increasing availability globally means that
millions of people living with HIV now have a much longer life expectancy. However, people …

Associations between internalized and anticipated HIV stigma and depression symptoms among people living with HIV in China: a four-wave longitudinal model

GF Yuan, CC Tam, X Yang, S Qiao, X Li, Z Shen… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Previous research has documented that HIV-related stigma (eg, internalized and anticipated
stigma) is detrimental to the mental health of people living with HIV (PLWH). However …

Epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestations, and mental health status of human mpox cases: A multicenter cross‐sectional study in China

L Fu, B Wang, K Wu, L Yang, Z Hong… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human mpox is occurring worldwide, however, evidence from the Asian Pacific Region is
limited. In this multicenter cross‐sectional study, information of confirmed mpox cases …

Using a mixed‐methods approach to adapt an HIV stigma reduction intervention to address intersectional stigma faced by men who have sex with men in Ghana

L Nyblade, MA Stockton, K Saalim… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction In Ghana, men who have sex with men (MSM) are estimated to be 11
times more likely to be living with HIV than the general population. Stigmas at the …