Socio-psychological Aspects of HIV

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Socio-psychological Aspects of Stigma:

  • While shame fear and grief all all emotions associated with a stigmatized identity, their triggers and expression are culturally constructed.
    • AIDS related stigma can be a death sentence in non-industrialized societies
      • rejection by kin-group, which is an essential membership for survival
      • stigma and ostracism may accompany HIV testing, safer sex practices or bottle-feeding
      • Avoid testing, symbolic practices and treatment
Stigma, Sex, Gender, Orientation and Drugs

  • HIV evokes strong cultural responses about appropriate sexual behavior
  • Christian values have further influenced the increased sexual stigmatization of HIV
  • discussions of "safe sex" (outside of marriage) can evoke censure. 
  • policies which provide condoms to high risk groups only increase that stigma.
  • IDUs face dual stigma, and women IDUs face triple stigma.
    • women are more likely to disclose to male partners and face rejection
  • Women hold greater stigma (sexual behavior judged)
    • responsible for male partners sexual behavior and their own (vectors) and their HIV positive children
Stigma, Illness and Death

  • disfigurement creates increased stigma (associated with full blown AIDS)
  • Fatality rates cause increased stigma
  • Beliefs about afterlife affect stigma



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  2. AnonymousApril 29, 2020 at 3:43 AM

    I'm here to give my testimony how I was cured from HIV, I contacted my HIV via blade. A friend of my use blade to peel of her finger nails and drop it where she use it, so after she has left i did know what came unto me i looked at my nails, my nails were very long and I took the blade which she just used on her own nails to cut of my finger nails, as i was maintaining my names, i mistakenly injured myself. I did even bother about it, so when I got to the hospital the next week when i was ill the doctor told me that I am HIV positive, i wondered where did i got it from so i remembered how I use my friend blade to cut off my hand so i feel so sad in my heart to the extent that i don’t even know what to do, so one day i was passing through the internet i met a testimony of a lady that all talk about how she was cured by a doctor called DR Imoloa so i quickly emailed the doctor and he also replied to me and told me the requirements which i will provide and I do according to his command, he prepare a herbal medicine for me which I took. He message me the following week that i should go for a test which i did to my own surprise i found that i was HIV negative. He also have cured for all kinds of incurable diseases like: Huntington's disease, back acne, chronic kidney failure, Addison's disease, Chronic Disease, Crohn's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Fibromyalgia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Fungal Nail Disease, Paralysis, Celia Disease , Lymphoma, Major Depression, Malignant Melanoma, Mania, Melorheostosis, Meniere's Disease, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Dystrophy, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Alzheimer Disease and so many. Thanks to him once more the great doctor that cured me dr. Imoloa so you can also email him via drimolaherbalmademedicine@gmail.com or what'sapp him on +2347081986098.. God Bless you Sir.

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