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Virology research J 2017 Vol 1 Issue 2
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July 26-27, 2017 | Vancouver, Canada
WORLD CONFERENCE ON STDs, STIs & HIV/AIDS
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his article reviews 22 studies that test a variety of
interventions to decrease AIDS stigma in Cameroon.
This article assesses published studies that met stringent
evaluation criteria in order to draw lessons for future
development of interventions to combat stigma. The
target group, setting, type of intervention, measures, and
scale of these studies varied tremendously. The majority
(14) of the studies aimed to increase tolerance of persons
living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) among the general population.
The remaining studies tested interventions to increase
willingness to treat PLHA among health care providers or
improve coping strategies for dealing with AIDS stigma
among PLHA or at-risk groups. Results suggest some stigma
reduction interventions appear to work, at least on a small
scale and in the short term, but many gaps remain especially
in relation to scale and duration of impact and in terms of
gendered impact of stigma reduction interventions.
Speaker Biography
QUINTA BIH is a native of Bamenda Town and has lived in Kumba, Southwest Region
since 1990. Since 2008, Quinta has been a Clinical Nurse for Presbyterian General
Hospital and she is responsible for the clinical expert, consultant, educator and
researcher program at the Presbyterian General Hospital. Her bi-cultural background
and focus on community collaboration has led her to a number of volunteer
opportunities and community leadership roles. Quinta received her Bachelor of
Science in Nursing at University of Buea.
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nabvockba@gmail.comInterventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: What have we learned?
Quinta Bih
Presbyterian General Hospital, Cameroon