title: HIV-related stigma and discrimination--the epidemic continues.
abstract: This article is one of a series commissioned to mark the tenth anniversary of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, discussing past developments and future directions in areas of policy and law related to HIV/AIDS. It looks at HIV-related stigma and discrimination. The article summarizes the present situation as described in reports from numerous countries throughout the world. It reviews the institutional, non-institutional, and structural dimensions of HIV-related discrimination. It also identifies some essential components of anti-discrimination efforts: legal protection; public, workplace, and health-care programs; community mobilization; and strategizing on the determinants of health.
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Bruyn
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice