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There are five ways in which shame might negatively impact upon our attempts to combat and treat HIV.
Shame can prevent an individual from disclosing all the relevant facts about their sexual history to the clinician.
Shame can be a motivational factor in people living with HIV not engaging with or being retained in care.
Shame can prevent individuals from presenting at clinics for STI and HIV testing...
As routine HIV testing approaches are implemented to enhance participation rates in HIV testing, it is often widely believed that these approaches are socially and ethically justifiable given the underlying assumption that these practices will result in the widespread reduction of HIV‐related stigma. Nonetheless, a variety of empirical and theoretical gaps on how HIV testing practices may impact on...
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