Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
People living with HIV/AIDS in India, as elsewhere, face stigma and discrimination in a variety of contexts. Research in India has shown that stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive people and those perceived to be infected are common in hospitals and act as barriers to seeking and receiving critical treatment and care services. Recognizing the need to move beyond documentation of the problem, three New Delhi hospitals; SHARAN, an Indian NGO; and the Horizons program, with support from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), carried out an operations research project to develop and test responses to hospital-based stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. This report presents the findings which noted that despite variation among the hospitals in their action plan accomplishments, overall the intervention process was associated with improvements among healthcare workers in HIV knowledge, attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS, and certain practices with respect to HIV counseling and testing and confidentiality.
Recommended Citation
Mahendra, Vaishali Sharma, Laelia Gilborn, Bitra George, Luke Samson, Rupa Mudoi, Sarita Jadav, Indrani Gupta, Shalini Bharat, and Celine Daly. 2006. "Reducing AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Indian hospitals," Horizons Final Report. New Delhi: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/HIV2.1027
Language
English
Project
Horizons Program
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