title: The organization of key populations connected to HIV transmission: an intervention to abate stigma; Mexico, 2005-2009.
abstract: A qualitative and quantitative approach forms the base of this analysis of the results of "Vida Digna," a project aimed at abating stigma and discrimination in the HIV transmission field with actions taken by civil society organizations from 2005 to 2009 in the Mexican region of El Bajío. The results were analyzed in 2009 and 2010. The organizations involved were made up of key populations, defined as groups vulnerable to infection but also capable of resisting and controlling the transmission of HIV and the stigma and discrimination that are important barriers in the seeking of care and the achievement of effective HIV control. We describe and analyze the actions taken and the strengthening of the participating organizations. The visibility of new social actors such as transgender women and injecting drug users, as well as informative activities directed at journalists, the police and the military to prevent the criminalization and persecution of these groups, are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Sociologist. PhD in Sociology. Researcher in Medical Sciences, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México. magali.cuadra@insp.mx
authors.forename: Silvia Magali
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cuadra-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Anthropologist. Master in Social Anthropology. Honorary researcher, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Zarco-Mera
authors.affiliation: Surgeon. PhD in Education. Researcher in Medical Sciences, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Infante-Xibillé
authors.affiliation: Sociologist. PhD in Sociology. Researcher in Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, campus Oriente, México.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caballero-García
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009938:Organizations; D011287:Prejudice; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D057545:Social Stigma
keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; HIV; Stereotyping; Prejudice; Mexico