HIV stigma in Nigeria refers to the negative attitudes, discrimination, and social exclusion directed at people living with HIV within Nigeria, a country with a substantial HIV burden. Such stigma can manifest as prejudice, verbal abuse, denial of services, or violence, and it operates at individual, community, inst…
HIV stigma in Nigeria refers to the negative attitudes, discrimination, and social exclusion directed at people living with HIV within Nigeria, a country with a substantial HIV burden. Such stigma can manifest as prejudice, verbal abuse, denial of services, or violence, and it operates at individual, community, institutional, and policy levels, undermining prevention, testing, disclosure, treatment adherence, and overall well-being. The topic is important to public health because stigma is a recognised barrier to HIV prevention and care, discouraging people from seeking testing, disclosing their status, and remaining in treatment, thereby sustaining transmission and worsening outcomes. Research published in this area, drawn from a journal focused on HIV/AIDS and prevention, examines knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward HIV among students, healthcare workers, and the wider community in Nigeria, including perceptions of HIV/AIDS, attitudes to premarital counselling and testing, and the disclosure of HIV status to children and adolescents. Related studies address pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness and adherence, including among healthcare workers and female sex workers, psychosocial factors influencing antiretroviral treatment adherence, and barriers to care and disclosure in Nigeria and other African settings. Additional work considers theoretical frameworks for supporting people living with HIV and sociocultural barriers to care, together illuminating the social and behavioural dimensions of the HIV response in which stigma is a central concern.
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