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4. CAUSES of STIGMA1. Moral judgement–Sexual norms of society• Heterosexual relationship•No sex be<strong>for</strong>e marriage•Be faithful to your wife/husband•Not having multiple partners•Do not visit prostitutes–What do people say about people living with HIV?• “They are prostitutes, womanizers, unfaithful people, etc.” Cross sexual norms of society = stigmatizedCree, V.E et al. Qualitative Social Work 3 (1), 2004
CAUSES of STIGMA2. Fears about death and disease‐ Nature of people• Everybody is afraid to get sick/ die‐ Perception of HIV•Death/ Deteriorating sickness– Infectious disease People stigmatize because they fear the person whoreminds them of death and sickness3. Insufficient knowledge leads to misbelieves andmyths– Can get HIV from touching, kissing somebody with HIV– Can get HIV from drinking from the same glass
Page 1 and 2: Fear of stigma among Sub‐Saharan
Page 3 and 4: 1. Sub‐saharan African migrants i
Page 5: 3. StigmaUndesirable or discreditin
Page 9 and 10: 6. Discrimination of African migran
Page 11 and 12: 7.1. Perceptions of HIV/AIDS in SAM
Page 13 and 14: 7.3. Resistance of the communities
Page 15 and 16: 7.5 Effect of stigma on HIV testing
Page 17 and 18: 7.7. Effect of stigma on Peer suppo
Page 19 and 20: 7.8. Disclosure and its challenges
Page 21 and 22: 9. Conclusion• Stigma/discriminat

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