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“I Haven’t Told Other People. I Want to Keep My Dignity”: HIV Related Stigma Among the Elderly in Uganda

20241 citationOpen accessMakerere University

Abstract

Our findings reveal HIV-related challenges for the elderly due to stigma and disclosure. There is need to combat this situation by normalizing societal expectations, roles and sexuality in the elderly as a way of fighting HIV/AIDS related stigma.

Research topics

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

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DOI: 10.2147/hiv.s480355

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