Title |
Experiences of stigma among women living with HIV attending sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a qualitative study
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-412 |
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Authors |
Manuela Colombini, Richard Mutemwa, Jackie Kivunaga, Lucy Stackpool Moore, Susannah H Mayhew |
Abstract |
Researchers have widely documented the pervasiveness of HIV stigma and discrimination, and its impact on people living with HIV. Only a few studies, however, have analysed the perceptions of women living with HIV accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. This study explores the experiences of stigma of HIV-positive clients attending family planning and post-natal services and implications for service use and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. Our aim was to gain a better understanding of the impact of various dimensions of stigma on service use and ART adherence among HIV clients in order to inform the response of integrated SRH services. |
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Unknown | 42 | 25% |