HIV-Related Stigma, Social Norms, and HIV Testing in Soweto and Vulindlela, South Africa: National Institutes of Mental Health Project Accept (HPTN 043)
2010
Abstract
Data suggest that interventions designed to increase HIV testing in South Africa should address stigma and perceptions of societal testing. History of HIV testing was associated with decreased negative attitudes about people living with HIV/AIDS, increased perceptions that people living with HIV/AIDS experience discrimination, and increased perceptions that people with HIV should be treated equitably.
Results from a multivariate logistic regression confirm these effects and suggest that these differences vary according to sex and age.