Discrimination and Stigma

In June 2012 issue of Osong Public Health and Research Perspective, we have raised a question that stigma and discrimination can affect aspect of HIV/AIDS in Korea [1]. Since the first reported case of AIDS, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimated the global people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to be 35.3 million in 2012 [2]. The cumulative total number of diagnosed PLWHAs in Korea is 9,410 in 2012, relatively low in global standard since its first diagnosis of the HIV infection in 1985 [3].
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research