Harnessing poverty alleviation to reduce the stigma of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

Alexander C Tsai; David R Bangsberg; Sheri D Weiser

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001557

Harnessing poverty alleviation to reduce the stigma of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

PLoS Med. 2013 Nov;10(11):e1001557. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001557. Epub 2013 Nov 26.

Authors

Alexander C Tsai¹, David R Bangsberg, Sheri D Weiser

Affiliation

¹ Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America ; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America ; Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Abstract

Alexander Tsai and colleagues highlight the complex relationship between poverty and HIV stigma in sub-Saharan Africa, and discuss possible ways to break the cycle. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
HIV
HIV Infections* / economics
Humans
Poverty*
Social Stigma*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding