Stigma, Discrimination and Living with HIV/AIDS

1. Stigma, Discrimination, and HIV/AIDS: An Introduction
Pranee Liamputtong

Part I. Stigma, Discrimination, HIV/AIDS – Theoretical Understanding

2. Stigma Experienced by People Living with HIV/AIDS
Valerie A. Earnshaw, Seth C. Kalichman

3. Gender and AIDS Stigma
Robert Wyrod

4. HIV-Related Stigma Across Cultures: Adding Family into the Equation
Connie Y. Y. Ho, Winnie W. S. Mak

5. Disclosure and Stigma: A Cultural Perspective
Minrie Greeff

6. HIV Stigmatization Among Healthcare Providers: Review of the Evidence and Implications for HIV Care
Jessie D. Naughton, Peter A. Vanable

Part II. The Experiences of Stigma and Discrimination across Social and Cultural Groups

7. Morality, Discrimination, and Silence: Understanding HIV Stigma in the Sociocultural Context of China
Yanqiu Rachel Zhou

8. Stigma and Discrimination Towards People Living with HIV: Sociocultural Aspects, Experiences, and Ethical and Legal Responses in Colombia
Chantal Aristizábal-Tobler

9. Internalized Stigma Among African Americans Living with HIV: Preliminary Scale Development Based on Qualitative Data
Deepa Rao, Michele Andrasik, Xeno Acharya, Jane M. Simoni

10. HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Puerto Rico: The Role of Sympathy on Attitudes Toward Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Lisa R. Norman

11. HIV-Related Stigma and HIV Disclosure Among Latinos on the US-Mexico Border
John A. Sauceda, John S. Wiebe, Deepa Rao, Cynthia R. Pearson, Jane M. Simoni

12. The Experience of HIV-Related Stigma in South Africa
Maretha Visser, Heather Sipsma

13. Spaces of Disclosure and Discrimination: Case Studies from India
Ajay Bailey, Shrinivas Darak

14. Stigma, Modernization, Sex Behavior, and Infection Risk Among Chinese Youth
Eli Lieber, Ioakim Boutakidis, Dorothy Chin

15. Layered Stigma and HIV/AIDS: Experiences of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in South Africa
Allanise Cloete, Seth C. Kalichman, Leickness Chisamu Simbayi

16. Emerging Gay Identities in China: The Prevalence and Predictors of Social Discrimination Against Men Who Have Sex with Men
Jenny X. Liu, Kyung-Hee Choi

17. Strange Bedfellows: HIV-Related Stigma Among Gay Men in Australia
John B. F. Wit, Dean A. Murphy, Philippe C. G. Adam, Simon Donohoe

18. The Hierarchical Experience of Stigma in HIV/Hepatitis C Co-infected Gay Men
Gareth J. Owen

Part III. Dealing with and Management of Stigma and Discrimination

19. HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma Among African Americans in the Southern United States
Pamela Payne Foster, Susan W. Gaskins

20. An Antidote to Stigma? The People Living with HIV Stigma Index in Malawi and the United Kingdom (UK)
Lucy Stackpool-Moore, Maureen Leah Chirwa, Sam Croy, Alastair Hudson, David Kamkwamba, Ruth Mwaiwao Kundecha, Pamela T. Mahaka, Sue Onyango, Eunice Sinyemu

21. Achieving Harmony: Moving from Experiencing Social Disgust to Living with Harmony in People with HIV/AIDS in the Thai Context
Quantar Balthip, Julie Boddy, Jirapa Siriwatanamethanon

22. AIDS Support Groups and Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Central Thailand
Pranee Liamputtong, Niphattra Haritavorn, Niyada Kiatying-Angsulee

23. Gender Differences in Stigma and Community Support Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand
Fumihiko Yokota, Mark J. VanLandingham

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