Building the evidence base for stigma and discrimination-reduction programming in Thailand: development of tools to measure healthcare stigma and discrimination

• Main Authors: Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai (Author), Melissa Stockton (Author), Nareerut Pudpong (Author), Suwat Chariyalertsak (Author), Phusit Prakongsai (Author), Chonlisa Chariyalertsak (Author), Piyathida Smutraprapoot (Author), Laura Nyblade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background HIV-related stigma and discrimination (S&D) are recognized as key impediments to controlling the HIV epidemic. S&D are particularly detrimental within health care settings because people who are at risk of HIV and people living with HIV (PLHIV) must seek services from hea...