SynthesisBMC public health2018
Stigma and intersectionality: a systematic review of systematic reviews across HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and physical disability.
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128 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 213 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transgender and gender nonconforming people's vulnerability to food insecurity: systematic review and meta-synthesis.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Pooled it
- HIV infection increases the risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on service delivery and treatment outcomes in people living with HIV: a systematic review.AIDS research and therapy · 2023Pooled it
- Adapting the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework to understand the association between stigma and sleep deficiency: A systematic review.Sleep health · 2022Pooled it
- How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Non-Communicable Diseases-Related Stigma: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- A Fall Prevention Feasibility Trial for People With HIV and Alcohol Use.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2025Trial
- Depressive disorder at the household level: prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among household members.Global health action · 2023Trial
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- From Intervention to Practice: HIV Anti-Stigma Empowerment Readiness Among Service Providers in Canada.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Mental Health Access in the United States.: A Cross-Ethnic Comparative Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Understanding the role of intersectional identity constructs on psychological well-being of Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM) in San Diego, California: A cross-sectional analysis of the NEXUS study.SSM. Mental health · 2026Article
- Barriers to perinatal healthcare for women with disabilities: A Narrative Review with a Systematic Search and Regional Focus on Kashmir.Dialogues in health · 2026Review
- Cultural Mechanisms of Leprosy-Related Stigma: A Gendered Analysis Using the What Matters Most Framework in Far-Western Nepal.Qualitative health research · 2026Article
- Intervention effectiveness reducing disability stigma in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review.African journal of disability · 2026Article
- Stigma and depression among heterosexual men and women living with HIV in the UK: Investigating a conceptual framework.PloS one · 2026Article
- How disability and assistive technologies knowledge might shape transhumanist orientations: a pilot study among Romanian adults.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- The correlates and experiences of HIV-related intersectional stigma among caregivers of adolescents living with HIV during COVID-19 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from a mixed method study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Disability-related stigma and discrimination and their correlates: insights from a cross-sectional study in western Kenya.International health · 2025Article
- Empowerment management program for older adults with HIV/AIDS based on the ADAPT-ITT model: a Chinese Delphi study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundStigma across HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and physical disability can be co-occurring and may interact with other forms of stigma related to social identities like race, gender, and sexuality. Stigma is especially problematic for people living with these conditions because it can create barriers to accessing necessary social and structural supports, which can intensify their experiences with stigma. This review aims to contribute to the knowledge on stigma by advancing a cross-analysis of HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and physical disability stigma, and exploring whether and how intersectionality frameworks have been used in the systematic reviews of stigma.
methodsA search of the literature was conducted to identify systematic reviews which investigated stigma for HIV/AIDS, mental illness and/or physical disability. The electronic databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, COCHRANE, and PsycINFO were searched for reviews published between 2005 and 2017. Data were extracted from eligible reviews on: type of systematic review and number of primary studies included in the review, study design study population(s), type(s) of stigma addressed, and destigmatizing interventions used. A keyword search was also done using the terms "intersectionality", "intersectional", and "intersection"; related definitions and descriptions were extracted. Matrices were used to compare the characteristics of reviews and their application of intersectional approaches across the three health conditions.
resultsNinety-eight reviews met the inclusion criteria. The majority (99%) of reviews examined only one of the health conditions. Just three reviews focused on physical disability. Most reviews (94%) reported a predominance of behavioural rather than structural interventions targeting stigma in the primary studies. Only 17% of reviews used the concept and/or approach of intersectionality; all but one of these reviews examined HIV/AIDS.
conclusionsThe lack of systematic reviews comparing stigma across mental illness, HIV/AIDS, and physical disability indicates the need for more cross-comparative analyses among these conditions. The integration of intersectional approaches would deepen interrogations of co-occurring social identities and stigma.
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