Year: 2024 | Month: January-March | Volume: 8 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 27-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20240104
HIV Stigma & Discrimination among Children - Strategies to Overcome: A Review Article
Sureshgouda S Patil1, Dr. Bharathi M2
1 Ph.D. Scholar, Karnataka College of Nursing, Hegde Nagar, Bangalore
2Principal and Research Guide, Karnataka College of Nursing, Hegde Nagar, Bangalore
Corresponding Author: Sureshgouda S Patil
ABSTRACT
HIV/aids related stigma is identified as a major barrier for HIV prevention efforts and an obstacle to lessen its impact on children. This paper reviews the HIV related stigma and discrimination among children in INDIA with an objective to improve the awareness among public and community regarding the impact of stigma and discrimination on emotional status and scholastic performance of children and also regarding the strategies to overcome it.
Keywords: Stigma Discrimination HIV/AIDS epidemic ridicule dissociate
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