Women and HIV/AIDS: Experiences and Consequences of Stigma and Discrimination - Nepal

This 11-page study was conducted to explore the attitudes and fears that non-HIV positive community members have in Nepal regarding how HIV/AIDS is contracted, as well as their perception of HIV/AIDS as a moral transgression. The study also seeks to present the experiences and consequences of stigma and discrimination on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), as they confront the responses and attitudes of individuals regarding HIV/AIDS.

This study was commissioned by the Family Health International (FHI)/Nepal Country Office to investigate and understand the causes, manifestations, and consequences of HIV/AIDS related stigma and subsequent discriminatory acts. FHI/Nepal will use the research findings to develop pilot interventions to minimise the influence of HIV related stigma and discrimination in Nepal.