Poppers use, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and risky sexual behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Chongqing, China by Huailiang Chen, Jin Chen, Qingge Zhao, Min Zhou

“…Methods Between June 2022 to June 2023, 1501 HIV-positive MSM enrolled in the study and data on sociodemographic characteristics, substances use, depressive and anxiety symptoms, perceived HIV-related stigma, adherence to ART and sexual behaviors were collected using an online questionnaire. …”
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The AFFIRM Framework for gender-affirming care: qualitative findings from the Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Equity Study by Meg Quint, Schuyler Bailar, Alexis Miranda, Shalender Bhasin, Devin O’Brien-Coon, Sari L. Reisner

“…Abstract Background Transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse (TGD) people experience stigma in healthcare settings impacting healthcare utilization, including avoidance of care due to anticipated discrimination. …”
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The anticancer properties, cell-cycle cytotoxicity and apoptosis of cissus rotundifolia, trema orientalis, and buddleja polystachya with ocular applications by Ali Hendi Alghamdi, Aimun A.E. Ahmed, Mahadi bashir, Haidar abdalgadir, Asaad khalid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Mohamed E. elzubier, Riyad almaimani, Bassem refaat, Khalid alzahrani, Saleh MS. alghamdi, Sheraz gul

“…The GC–MS chromatogram of the leaf of C. rotundifolia extract (BEP-03B) revealed the presence of 17 compounds, as the main phytoconstituents representing 57.5 % of the total compounds present in BEP-03B Three steroidal components (12, 14 and 15) were the main components, while compound stigmast-5-en-3-ol (compound 15) was the main component. …”
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Improving NGOs’ participation in implementing HIV preventive interventions: a case of adolescents with high-risk behaviors in Iran by Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Laleh Ghadirian, Azadeh Sayarifard, Fatemeh Rajabi, Maryam Nazari, Narges Rostamigooran, Nina Loori, Haniyeh Haji Abolhasan Memar, Mojgan Farshadi, Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Maryam Sargolzaeemoghaddam, Reza Majdzadeh

“…Tailored strategies were developed, such as the empowerment of NGOs, enhancing public health literacy, modifying the process of identifying eligible NGOs, clarifying key processes for NGOs’ involvement, response to COVID-19, increasing adolescent engagement, advocating for removing the stigma from active NGOs, increasing support for active NGOs, organizing communication networks and collaboration, and strengthening governance arrangements. …”
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Summer Research Internship Curriculum to Promote Self-Efficacy, Researcher Identity, and Peer-to-Peer Learning: Retrospective Cohort Study by Yulia A Levites Strekalova, Rachel Liu-Galvin, Samuel Border, Sara Midence, Mishal Khan, Maya VanZanten, John Tomaszewski, Sanjay Jain, Pinaki Sarder

“… Abstract BackgroundCommon barriers to students’ persistence in research include experiencing feelings of exclusion and a lack of belonging, difficulties developing a robust researcher identity, perceptions of racial and social stigma directed toward them, and perceived gaps in research skills, which are particularly pronounced among trainees from groups traditionally underrepresented in research. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to maternal healthcare in East Africa: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of perspectives from women, their families, healthcare providers, and... by Manaye Yihune Teshale, Agegnehu Bante, Abebe Gedefaw Belete, Rik Crutzen, Mark Spigt, Sarah E. Stutterheim

“…This review identified barriers at various levels: individual barriers included a lack of awareness and knowledge, fear of being treated poorly, and financial constraints; interpersonal barriers comprised limited family support, communication challenges, and a lack of decision-making autonomy; health facility barriers included poor quality of healthcare, poor infrastructure, limited medical supplies, provider shortages, abusive behaviors from healthcare providers, lack of transportation, and high service costs; community-level barriers involved socio-cultural norms, societal stigma, and gender-based disparities; and policy-level barriers included poor focus on maternal health, a lack of male accompaniment policies, and conflicts. …”
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Clinical outcomes among HIV positive babies below 18 months of age, diagnosed under the Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) programme, India: a mixed-methods studyResearch in context by Suchit Kamble, Nilesh Gawde, Shilpa Bembalkar, Noopur Goel, Mohan Thorwat, Kalyani Nikhare, Sushmita Kamble, Radhika Brahme, Swapna Pawar, Harsh Kubavat, Bhawanisingh Kushwaha, Vinita Verma, Chinmoyee Das, Raman Gangakhedkar

“…Demand-side issues such as stigma and discrimination at family, community, and societal levels, desperation about the survival of the child, supply-side factors such as remote access to paediatric ART centres, and lack of paediatric ART medicine formulations were associated with ART treatment. …”
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Utilizing multidisciplinary mobile outreach clinics to provide comprehensive diabetic foot care to patients experiencing homelessness by Kris M. Boelitz, MD, Jaeyoung Lee, BS, Michael D. Pepin, BS, Yiming Zhang, MS, Mallory Gibbons, MSN, NP, Frances J. Lagana, DPM, Shahida Balaparya, EdD, MBA, RVT, Lindsey Carr, Jessin Varghese, BS, NP, Caitlin Sorensen, MD, Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH, Douglas Jones, MS, MD, Andres Schanzer, MD, Tammy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD

“…Additionally, we completed Barriers to Access and Care Surveys that showed personal resources and community stigma as being the largest barriers to care. By using the physical infrastructure established by partner organizations, the MMCs were able to integrate, at low cost, into existing community services to reach the target population. …”
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The incidence of incomplete abortion and the prevalence of abortion-related morbidity in South African public hospitals, 2018 by D N Conco, J Levin, B Komane, K Blanchard, T Bessenaar, N G Nkosi, S Fonn

“…However, evidence suggests that women encounter barriers to accessing safe abortions, including stigma, resistance from healthcare providers, a shortage of trained professionals and a lack of awareness of their rights. …”
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Study on Innovative Practices to Promote Girls’ Retention and Transition to Secondary and Higher Learning Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Ayiga, Natal, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Akello, Jacqueline

“…Schools having teenage mothers have instated mechanisms to protect them from stigma and discrimination by other learners and teachers. h. …”
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Implications of Public Disclosure of Personal Information in a Mobile Alert App for People Living With Dementia Who Go Missing: Qualitative Descriptive Study by Adebusola Adekoya, Christine Daum, Noelannah Neubauer, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Lili Liu

“…In total, 4 key themes were identified as implications of public disclosure of personal information in Community ASAP: right to autonomy, safety versus privacy, informed and knowledgeable consent, and stigmatization. Participants discussed how the public disclosure of personal information in Community ASAP could undermine a person’s choice not to be found and contribute to stigmatization. …”
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Jesus Christ, a compassionate companion: Christological reflections in the time of the HIV/AIDS pandemic by E. S. Mligo

“… Who do people living with HIV/AIDS say Jesus Christ is in their context of stigmatisation? This is an ancient Christological question that helps us understand and deal with this issue in a new way. …”
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Exploring students’ attitudes towards their own English accent: Insights from SMA Negeri 1 Stabat by Fika Emylia Effendi, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, Rusdi Noor Rosa

“… The norms of linguistic correctness often stigmatize non-standard accents and varieties of English, reinforcing a perception of inadequacy among non-native speakers. …”
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O espaço dos possíveis, de Pierre Bourdieu by Maria Thereza Rosa Ribeiro

“…Understanding the universe of agents who live in poverty is seen in the key of the reflexivity of practice that flaking doxa through the hermeneutics of stigmatized identities. In the reference of participant objectification, the interface between phenomenology and “Pascalian meditations” is opposed to positivism and scientific rationalism.…”
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Os males do Brasil são: a doença como elemento distintivo da condição de ser brasileiro by Ermelinda Maria Araújo Ferreira

“…The similarity of these works points to the interest of these researchers on popular culture - in particular that related to the spontaneous understanding of the luso-brazilian people about the evils of body and soul, and its stigmatizing and metaphorical interpretations of illness as a social evil. …”
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Rethinking neglected tropical diseases: A shift towards more inclusive and equitable terminology. by Marlous L Grijsen, Yonah E Yangaza, Al Kadri, Fidel Strub, Esther E Freeman, Wendemagegn Enbiale

“…Each year, NTD account for more than 200,000 deaths, with millions left disabled and disfigured due to insufficient access to care and affordable treatment, often leading to social exclusion, stigmatization and discrimination. Although the term NTD has successfully directed funding and resources towards these conditions and encouraged global partnerships and high-level policy initiatives, the term may also have unintended negative consequences. …”
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Effectiveness of Sports-Based Interventions for Mental Health in At-Risk Youth: A Systematic Review by Katarzyna Rowińska, Karolina Siembab, Daria Bednarczyk, Julia Białeta, Agnieszka Napieralska, Alicja Černohorská, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Michalina Jurkiewicz, Albert Kapla, Wiktoria Pysiewicz

“…Addressing these challenges requires holistic, non-stigmatizing approaches, which will be tailored to the unique needs of at risk youth. …”
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Prawo karne jako narzędzie przeciwko wulgaryzacji języka by Marek Derlatka

“…Since the law is good and right, it should promote beautiful language by stigmatizing the use of indecent words in public places. …”
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Exploring patient preferences for intraocular lenses selection in age-related cataract: a discrete choice experiment study by Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Wenjing Lin, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan

“…LCA revealed three distinct preference groups: Class 1 (“Aberration Correction Seekers”) preferred aspheric IOLs, Class 2 (“Presbyopia and Blue-Blocking Enthusiasts”) favored multifocal IOLs, and Class 3 (“Astigmatism and Cost-Sensitive Patients”) preferred toric IOLs. …”
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