'Dying twice': a multi-level model of the roots of AIDS stigma in two South African communities.
We highlight the complex interplay of psychological and social factors driving AIDS stigma, drawing on a study of community responses to HIV/AIDS in two communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We draw on 120 semi-structured interviews and focus groups, in which open-ended topic guides were used to explore community responses to HIV/AIDS. Drivers of stigma included fear; the availability and relevance of AIDS-related information; the lack of social spaces to engage in dialogue about HIV/AIDS; the link between HIV/AIDS, sexual moralities and the control of women and young people; the lack of adequate HIV/AIDS management services; and the way in which poverty shaped people's reactions to HIV/AIDS. We discuss the implications of our findings for stigma-reduction programmes.
Campbell
Catherine
C
Social Psychology, London School of Economics, UK. c.campbell@lse.ac.uk
Nair
Yugi
Y
Maimane
Sbongile
S
Nicholson
Jillian
J
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009014:Morals; D011203:Poverty; D011287:Prejudice; D013019:South Africa