HIV/AIDS Related Stigma in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological Review

Alireza Mohseni Tabrizi ¹ , Peyman Hekmatpour ²

1 - Department of Sociology, University of Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Sociology, University of Tehran, Iran

Received: 2016-08-27 Accepted : 2016-08-27 Published : 2016-06-01

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, stigma, Stigmatization, Qualitative Study, Grounded Theory, Sociology of Health and&#x0D, &#x0D, Illn,

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. Thismethod 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.