Resisting and challenging stigma in Uganda: the role of support groups of people living with HIV

Gitau Mburu; Mala Ram; Morten Skovdal; David Bitira; Ian Hodgson; Grace W Mwai; Christine Stegling; Janet Seeley

doi:10.7448/IAS.16.3.18636

Resisting and challenging stigma in Uganda: the role of support groups of people living with HIV

Gitau Mburu, Mala Ram, Morten Skovdal, David Bitira, Ian Hodgson, Grace W Mwai, Christine Stegling, Janet Seeley

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Abstract

Global scale up of antiretroviral therapy is changing the context of HIV-related stigma. However, stigma remains an ongoing concern in many countries. Groups of people living with HIV can contribute to the reduction of stigma. However, the pathways through which they do so are not well understood.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of the International AIDS Society
Volume	16
Issue number	3 Suppl 2
Pages (from-to)	18636
ISSN	1758-2652
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7448/IAS.16.3.18636
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Resisting and challenging stigma in Uganda : the role of support groups of people living with HIV. / Mburu, Gitau; Ram, Mala; Skovdal, Morten; Bitira, David; Hodgson, Ian; Mwai, Grace W; Stegling, Christine; Seeley, Janet.

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