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Gender, HIV/AIDS and Stigma: Understanding prejudice against women living with HIV/AIDS

1.Background and rationale

Introduction

The focus of the World AIDS campaign for the years 2002-2003 has been particularly on stigma, discrimination and human rights.

The main objective of the campaign was to prevent, reduce and ultimately eliminate HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination, wherever, it occurred and all in all its forms. HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination are universal, occurring in every country and region. It is triggered by many forces, including lack of understanding of the disease, myths about how HIV is transmitted, prejudice, lack of treatment, irresponsible media reporting on the epidemic, the fact that Aids is incurable, social fears about sexuality, fears relating to illness and death (Peter Aggleton & Richard Parker, 2002:5).

Throughout the world, shame and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS have silenced open discussion, both of its causes and of......

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