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Many people have fears, prejudices or negative attitudes about HIV. Stigma can result in people living with HIV being rejected, gossiped about and excluded from social activities. See also our sections on Combatting stigma and Discrimination and the law.

Experiences of stigma

Somalis with HIV go it alone

Editor's pick
AlertNet
15 June 2011
Mental & emotional health problems

High levels of mental distress, unprotected sex, needle sharing, unmet prevention needs found among HIV-infected patients in St Petersburg

News
12 May 2011
Finance & funding

Larry Brown: Setting back fight against AIDS

Editor's pick
Charlotte Observer
17 January 2011
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

AFA Leader: Gays Should Pay for AIDS Research 

Editor's pick
The Advocate
6 December 2010
Human rights

Ugandan study shows why human rights are central to HIV prevention with African men who have sex with men

News
22 July 2010
Ageing & HIV

Will a long life be a good one?

News
1 July 2010
Travel

Parliamentarians, UNAIDS, call for removal of HIV travel bans

News
29 March 2010
Experiences of stigma

Certain manifestations of stigma especially hurtful for people with HIV

News
5 November 2009
Combatting stigma

Punching fog – how people with HIV are tackling stigma worldwide

News
1 November 2009
Combatting stigma

Health care providers must respond to HIV-related stigma

News
24 October 2009
Behaviour change interventions

Hitler safe sex ad condemned as stigmatising

News
7 September 2009
Experiences of stigma

People who feel stigmatised less likely to access HIV care

News
12 August 2009
Experiences of stigma

Stigma begins at home

News
1 June 2009
Epidemiology & behaviour

Conference highlights the forces encouraging risk behaviour in gay men

News
13 March 2009
Transmission & prevention

Stigma drives HIV-positive gay men’s sexual risk-taking

News
6 March 2009
HIV treatment

Universal access to antiretroviral therapy has not eradicated HIV-related stigma in Tanzania

News
20 February 2009
Transmission & prevention

Internalised homophobia leads to sexual risk taking by HIV-positive gay men

News
1 January 2009
Access to healthcare

The consequences of fear

News
1 November 2008
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

Fear and stigma creating hepatitis C transmission risk for HIV-positive gay men

News
25 September 2008
Experiences of stigma

HIV-positive Caribbean people in the UK experience high levels of stigma

News
2 July 2008
HIV testing programmes & uptake

BHIVA: Fear of stigma and discrimination prevent Africans from testing for HIV in the UK

News
5 April 2006
Experiences of stigma

HIV stigma, treatment and prevention

News
13 October 2005
Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Lipodystrophy's social and psychological consequences shown by UK study

News
15 April 2003