Addressing Ebola-related Stigma

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dc.contributor.authorMariam Davtyan
dc.contributor.authorBrandon Brown
dc.contributor.authorMorenike Oluwatoyin Folayan
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-03T12:50:26Z
dc.date.available2024-04-03T12:50:26Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description4p
dc.description.abstractBackground HIV/AIDS and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) are contemporary epidemics associated with significant social stigma in which communities affected suffer from social rejection, violence, and diminished quality of life. Objective To compare and contrast stigma related to HIV/AIDS and EVD, and strategically think how lessons learned from HIV stigma can be applied to the current EVD epidemic. Methods To identify relevant articles about HIV/AIDS and EVD-related stigma, we conducted an extensive literature review using multiple search engines. PubMed was used to search for relevant peer-reviewed journal articles and Google for online sources. We also consulted the websites of the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health to retrieve up-to-date information about EVD and HIV/AIDS. Results Many stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors directed towards those with EVD are strikingly similar to those with HIV/AIDS but there are significant differences worthy of discussion. Both diseases are life-threatening and there is no medical cure. Additionally misinformation about affected groups and modes of transmission runs rampant. Unlike in persons with EVD, historically criminalized and marginalized populations carry a disproportionately higher risk for HIV infection. Moreover, mortality due to EVD occurs within a shorter time span as compared to HIV/AIDS.
dc.identifier.citationDavtyan, M., Brown, B., & Folayan, M. O. (2014). Addressing Ebola-related stigma: lessons learned from HIV/AIDS. Global health action, 7(1), 26058.
dc.identifier.other10.3402/gha.v7.26058
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6480
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGlobal Health Action
dc.titleAddressing Ebola-related Stigma
dc.title.alternativeLessons Learned from HIV/AIDS
dc.typeArticle
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