ReviewHarm reduction journal2022
A universal precautions approach to reducing stigma in health care: getting beyond HIV-specific stigma.
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- Investigating new opportunities to combat stigma in healthcare through a "universal" approach: findings from a longitudinal study of healthcare workers in Mombasa, Kenya.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Stigma reduction as quality health care: A qualitative study of structural level mechanisms to address stigma.PloS one · 2026Article
- Stigmatising space-times: Addressing healthcare stigma beyond interpersonal interactions.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2026Article
- Stigma among primary care providers: characterizing attitudes and behaviors in the care of people with chronic hepatitis in the Philippines.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Health-Related Stigma: The Affordances of Electronic Health Management Systems in the Production of Structural Stigma.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Article
- The social life of creative methods: Filmmaking, fabulation and recovery.The British journal of sociology · 2025Article
- Women Empowered to Connect With Addiction Resources and Engage in Evidence-Based Treatment (WE-CARE)-an mHealth Application for the Universal Screening of Alcohol, Substance Use, Depression, and Anxiety: Usability and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- The global response to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: achievements, challenges, and perspectives for the future.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Measuring Hepatitis B-related Stigma: A Systematic Review of Questionnaire-based Studies.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Unveiling the hidden burden: Exploring the psychosocial impact of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions and scars in southern Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Typologies of interactions between abortion seekers and healthcare workers in Australia: a qualitative study exploring the impact of stigma on quality of care.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Access to healthcare for people living with HIV: an analysis of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights from an ethical perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDelivery of effective health care is hampered by stigma, the social processes that attach negative judgement and response to some attributes, conditions, practices and identities. Experiencing or anticipating stigma can lead to a range of practical impacts, including avoidance of health care. While we are concerned about the stigma that is attached to HIV, this commentary makes the argument that the health system is burdened by stigma of many origins. MAIN BODY: Reducing stigma is a key issue in improving quality of health care. Our focus on HIV is about providing better care in a non-judgemental, respectful and dignified manner which enhances the health and well-being of individuals as well as delivering benefit to society at large through better population health outcomes. However, the same could be said for the numerous possible attributes, conditions, practices and identities that attract stigma. It is unrealistic to expect health systems to respond to siloed appeals for change and action. A unifying logic is needed to propel concerns about stigma to the front of the queue for action by health systems.
conclusionThis commentary suggests the need for a universal precautions approach to stigma in health care, that focuses on recognising that all people may experience stigma and discrimination targeted at one or more aspects of their identities, attributes, practices and health conditions. Drawing on health system precepts of equity, access and quality of care, we argue that a universal precautions approach to reducing stigma of all origins can effect everyday aspects of policy, procedure and practice to improve outcomes for individuals and for population health.
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