Speaking at the 16th International Aids Conference in 2006, the then UNAids executive director, Peter Piot, remarked: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, stigma, discrimination and gender inequality ...

GLAAD released its annual State of HIV Stigma report Thursday, which tracks knowledge, attitudes, and sentiment around HIV and HIV stigma across the U.S. Among GLAAD’s findings was that most Americans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new GLAAD survey revealed a persistent stigma about HIV across the U.S. (Graphic: Yahoo Life/Getty Images) Only half of ...

Shame, fueled by stigma, can deter care for HIV patients; recognizing it and responding compassionately can reduce harm, ...

In a session at AIDS 2024, the International AIDS Conference, global leaders and community advocates gathered to discuss why stigma and shame continue to attach themselves to an HIV diagnosis and why ...

HIV stigma, for the first time in five years, is on the decline in the United States, despite knowledge gaps in certain demographics and a lack of representation in media, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance ...

Did you know that HIV-related stigma and ageism have a profound impact on the well-being and rights of older people living with HIV? These prejudices lead to adverse health outcomes, hinder effective ...

HIV-related stigma remains a pervasive barrier to testing, treatment uptake and retention in care worldwide. It operates at multiple levels: individual (internalised shame), interpersonal ...

High stigma levels correlate with lower ART adherence and viral suppression in women with HIV, especially those who inject drugs. The study used data from the WIHS, focusing on stigma's impact on HIV ...

While knowledge and treatment around HIV continues to improve, HIV stigma remains an issue surrounding the disease and the people who live with it, a forthcoming report finds. Despite increasing ...

In 2001 Zimbabwe introduced the Sexual Offences Act, which criminalised wilful transmission of HIV. Three years later the law was updated to include those who suspected they could be HIV positive but ...