Abstract:
HIV/AIDS is considered by many one as the most dangerous disease emerged in the human history.
Unlike many diseases, this one is not just a medical situation; but a social problem. Its ways of transmission,generally related to risky behaviors and sexual activities, have pulled the attention of different sectors of societyto this disease. It seems that a stigma is formed around HIV/AIDS and people who live with this disease arestigmatized. In this study, by using a qualitative approach, it has attempted that the primary causes of the stigmabe discovered. A secondary data analysis was conducted to provide the necessary data for grounded theory. This
method provided a theoretical model, in which, the causes, the context, confounders and mediators,consequences and strategies of action and interaction about the phenomenon of HIV/AIDS related stigma arediscovered and shown.
Machine summary:
"This method provided a theoretical model, in which, the causes, the context, confounders and mediators, consequences and strategies of action and interaction about the phenomenon of HIV/AIDS related stigma are discovered and shown.
HIV/AIDS, Stigma, Stigmatization, Qualitative Study, Grounded Theory, Sociology of Health and Illness <H2>Introduction</H2> AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a disease caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
<H2>Stigma of AIDS</H2> The difference between the estimated number of patients and the identified, mentioned above, could indicate that people who have had high-risk behaviors, have less desire to test and determine the conditions of their infection.
People’s attitude could be related to the social acceptability of the manner of transmission in the community and can cause the health service centers refusing to deal with patients (Akala and Semini, 2010).
<H2>Research Method</H2> The main aim of this paper is to analyze HIV/AIDS patients’ experiences in order to achieve a valid knowledge about the causes and consequences of the HIV related stigma.
<H2>Conclusion</H2> (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) According to the theoretical model (presented in Figure 1) and by considering the limitation of qualitative method and the small sample of this study, however, it can be said that this study has reached to a level of explanation for the phenomenon of HIV/AIDS related stigma in Iran.
But this causes are significant in explaining the HIV/AIDS related stigma only when they are in a social context, consist of lack of knowledge, false beliefs and Healthcare workers inappropriate behaviors."