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Living with stigma and the self-perceptions of people with mild intellectual disabilities [PDF]

, 2010
There is now overwhelming evidence concerning the awareness people with moderate to mild intellectual disabilities' have about the stigma they experience in their lives.
Kirsten Stalker, Cairney, A., Wilson, A., Alastair Wilson, Jahoda, A., Wilson, Alastair, Stalker, K., Andrew Jahoda, Anja Cairney   +8 more
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HIV Stigma and Missed Medications in HIV-Positive People in Five African Countries. [PDF]

, 2009
The availability of antiretroviral medications has transformed living with HIV infection into a manageable chronic illness, and high levels of adherence are necessary. Stigma has been identified as one reason for missing medication doses.
Dlamini, Priscilla S., Mullan, Joseph, Holzemer, William L., Kohi, Thecla W, Chirwa, M., Wantland, Dean, Makoae, L.N, Naidoo, J., Makoae, Lucy N., Dlamini, Priscilla S, Makoae, Lucy N, Dlamini, P.S, Holzemer, W.L, Uys, L.R, Wantland, D., Greeff, M., Chirwa, Maureen, Mullan, J., Kohi, Thecla W., Naidoo, Joanne, Uys, Leana R, Holzemer, William L, Greeff, Minrie, Uys, Leana R., Kohi, T.W   +24 more
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Stigma, Social Comparison and Self-Esteem in Adults with an Intellectual Disability [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The paper examines the perception of stigma in 43 adults with an intellectual disability, the relationship this has with their psychological well-being and whether the process of social comparison has a moderating effect on this relationship.
Paterson, Lucy, McKenzie, Karen, Lindsay, William   +2 more
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Antiretroviral Treatment Knowledge and Stigma--Implications for Programs and HIV Treatment Interventions in Rural Tanzanian Populations. [PDF]

, 2012
To analyse antiretroviral treatment (ART) knowledge and HIV- and ART-related stigma among the adult population in a rural Tanzanian community. Population-based cross-sectional survey of 694 adults (15-49 years of age).
Honorati Masanja, Agnarson Abela Mpobela, Thorson, Anna, Anna Mia Ekström, Levira, Francis, Agnarson, Abela Mpobela, Levira Francis, Masanja Honorati, Abela Mpobela Agnarson (102684), Anna Thorson, Anna Mia Ekström (102696), Ekström Anna Mia, Honorati Masanja (102691), Abela Mpobela Agnarson, Anna Thorson (102699), Thorson Anna, Masanja, Honorati, Francis Levira, Ekström, Anna Mia, Francis Levira (102687)   +19 more
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Stigma in youth with Tourette's syndrome: a systematic review and synthesis [PDF]

, 2015
Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorder, characterised by tics. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews exist which focus on examining the body of literature on stigma in association with children and adolescents with TS.
Forrester-Jones, Rachel, Murphy, Glynis, Malli, Melina A, Malli, M., Murphy, Glynis H.   +4 more
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Sexual health behavior trends in a nationally representative sample of Canadian migrant adolescents from 2014 to 2022

BMC Public Health
Background Migrant youth in Canada are disproportionately vulnerable to the consequences of inadequate contraception use compared to their Canada-born peers, yet the sexual health behaviours of this population across time are poorly understood.
Daniel Ji, Monica Rana, Mauricio Coronel-Villalobos, Nour Hammami, Elizabeth Saewyc   +4 more
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Stigma in coronavirus disease-19 survivors in Kashmir, India: A cross-sectional exploratory study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundCoronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has not only spawned a lot of stigma and discrimination towards its survivors but also to their corpses.
Shabir Ahmad Dar, Syed Quibtiya Khurshid, Zaid Ahmad Wani, Aaliya Khanam, Inaamul Haq, Naveed Nazir Shah, Mir Shahnawaz, Hena Mustafa   +7 more
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A life without stigma [PDF]

, 2013
Stigma stops people asking for help and getting the treatment and support they need. It makes it more difficult to find somewhere decent to live, a job, a mortgage, or insurance.
Barbara Hocking
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Weight stigma is associated with body mass index among college students in Taiwan: the mediated role of internalized weight stigma

BMC Psychology, 2023
Background Weight stigma is an issue often studied in Western countries; however, such information is scarce in Asian studies. Methods This study aimed to examine the role of internalized weight stigma as a mediator in the relationship between perceived ...
Yi-Ching Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Mohsen Saffari, Meng-Che Tsai, Yun-Hsuan Chang, Carol Strong, Ji-Kang Chen, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Yung-Ning Yang, Janet D. Latner   +9 more
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Disentangling HIV and AIDS Stigma in Ethiopia,Tanzania and Zambia [PDF]

, 2003
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), in partnership with organizations in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia, led a study of HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in these three countries. This project, conducted from April 2001 to
Nyblade, Laura, Banteyerga, Hailom, MacQuarrie, Kerry, Pande, Rohini, Mbwambo, Jessie, Nyblade, L, MacQuarrie, K, Kidanu, A, Kilonzo, Gad, Mathur, S, J, M, Kidd, R, Mathur, Sanyukta, Kidanu, Aklilu, Banteyerga, H, Kidd, Ross, Kilonzo, G, Bond, V, Bond , Virginia, Pande, R   +19 more
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